Lots of questions, few answers. At the end of the exchange of views in which the managers of the SPUERkeess participated on Monday, within the framework of the CARITAS Special Commission, in the Chamber of Deputies, elected officials of the majority as well as the opposition wanted to be relatively circumspect in the face of the justifications provided: “Why did the alert systems not work? It is still not clear (…) There is still a responsibility at the banks, “reacted Taina Bofferding (LSAP), reporter of the Commission, at the microphone of Essential.
“The ECB has hidden a lot behind banking secrecy (…) The importance of the amounts committed? The explanation provided is that they considered Caritas as a professional customer and that they were not surprised by these sums. This is an explanation like any other … “, testified Sven Clement (pirates), observer. “The bank did not communicate a scrap of responsibility” During the meeting, he concluded, translating the feeling of several participants.
“The SPuerkeess clearly said that she did not make a mistake. It is not for me to appreciate all of this. We are going to finish our work and I will express myself when the time comes, ”continued the President DP of the Commission, Charles Weiler.
Despite the opening of an investigation for violation of the anti -blanching law, the bank explained that it has acted legally by respecting all the procedures. One point in particular has still aroused the astonishment of deputies. How could requests for credit lines have been signed by members of the Management without the approval of the Board of Directors? “Management can do so,” replied the BCEE to the deputies, reports Taina Bofferding. What to provoke the perplexity of Sven Clement: “If it’s like that, then there is something to wonder …”.
The question of the privileged interlocutor of the bank, whose state is the sole shareholder, has not been lightened either. “We doubt that the government told us the whole truth. Could we have saved Caritas? We ask ourselves the question, ”questions Sven Clement.
So many questions to which Françoise Thoma, CEO and president of the ECB’s executive committee, did not wish to respond to the outcome of the Commission. Requested by Essentialthe manager made no comments. “The fact that the scandal broke out a lot of grieving us, especially for all donors, the volunteers who are involved,” she said at the end of April.
However, the case does not stop there for the SPUERkeess with the launch of an internal investigation, but above all the opening of investigations by the CSSF (Surveillance Commission in the financial sector) for suspicions of violation of anti -iblanching rules. As for parliamentary auditions, they will continue this Wednesday with another exchange of views, this time with the representatives of BGL BNP Paribas.
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