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Topic started on 12-10-2004 @ 09:33 AM by worldwatcher
Urs Tinner, a Swiss engineer has been arrested for allegedly aiding Libyan in procuring nuclear weapons technology. Authorities state that Tinner,
oversaw machine work in Malaysia on gas centrifuge parts that were later intercepted in October 2003 on a ship bound for Libya. He is also accused of
training Libyans on how to use the equipment. Tinner is believed to have been part of the international network of Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer
Khan, which helped Libya"s nuclear program. Tinner"s relatives say that Tinner was unaware of the destination of the machinery parts he made.
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Treason charges were being prepared against the suspect, who was arrested Thursday, German federal prosecutors said.
Swiss and German officials did not release the suspect"s name, but an investigative source confirmed to The Associated Press that the man arrested last week was Tinner.
Tinner is accused of supervising the production of more than 2,000 centrifuge parts at a Malaysian company between 2001 and 2003 at the request of Buhary Seyed Abu Tahir, a Sri Lankan who prosecutors said was a middleman between the network and Libya.
The parts were shipped to Dubai and loaded onto a German-registered freighter with false customs papers, headed for Libya, prosecutors said.
Intelligence officials learned of the shipment and had the freighter diverted in the Mediterranean to Taranto, Italy, where its cargo was seized.
Gas centrifuges are needed to enrich uranium for use in nuclear weapons.
A Malaysian police report in February had named Tinner as having overseen machine work on centrifuge parts at Malaysian-based Scomi Precision Engineering, also known as SCOPE.
Swiss authorities have been investigating whether he broke Swiss law by knowingly contributing to the production of nuclear weapons by making precision parts in Malaysia destined for Libya.
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Tinner may say he was unaware of the destination of the machine parts he made, but how does he explain training the Libyans on how to use them?
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Treason charges were being prepared against the suspect, who was arrested Thursday, German federal prosecutors said.
Swiss and German officials did not release the suspect"s name, but an investigative source confirmed to The Associated Press that the man arrested last week was Tinner.
Tinner is accused of supervising the production of more than 2,000 centrifuge parts at a Malaysian company between 2001 and 2003 at the request of Buhary Seyed Abu Tahir, a Sri Lankan who prosecutors said was a middleman between the network and Libya.
The parts were shipped to Dubai and loaded onto a German-registered freighter with false customs papers, headed for Libya, prosecutors said.
Intelligence officials learned of the shipment and had the freighter diverted in the Mediterranean to Taranto, Italy, where its cargo was seized.
Gas centrifuges are needed to enrich uranium for use in nuclear weapons.
A Malaysian police report in February had named Tinner as having overseen machine work on centrifuge parts at Malaysian-based Scomi Precision Engineering, also known as SCOPE.
Swiss authorities have been investigating whether he broke Swiss law by knowingly contributing to the production of nuclear weapons by making precision parts in Malaysia destined for Libya.
Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
Tinner may say he was unaware of the destination of the machine parts he made, but how does he explain training the Libyans on how to use them?
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