Annan lied to Investigators...

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Annan Failed to Disclose Key Contacts

May 13, 11:03 PM (ET)

By JOHN SOLOMON and DESMOND BUTLER

(AP) U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan opens a meeting of the Economic and Social Council at the United...

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan did not initially tell investigators in the oil-for-food probe that he met twice with representatives of his son's employer as the Swiss company began soliciting United Nations business.

Annan's omissions last November raised credibility concerns with the chief investigator, Robert Parton, that persisted even after Annan later provided his recollections about the meetings. Investigators had uncovered the contacts in calendars recovered from computers, according to interviews and documents reviewed by The Associated Press.

Parton sought to make an issue of Annan's veracity, concluding the U.N. chief wasn't initially forthcoming and his story evolved as new facts emerged. Parton also noted Annan's account sometimes conflicted with other witnesses deemed credible.  Drafts of Parton's report, however, were substantially revised  .