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THE SHEIK KHALIFA PALACE OF CONTROVERSIES

 

We bring you herewith exclusive pictures of the monstrous palace of Sheik Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at La Misere. The building is almost complete and shrouded in controversy. First, it got approval directly from James Michel (President of Seychelles) who overturned the ruling by the planing authority. It was built by a foreign company  - ASCON - owned by the Sheik himself which operated for more than a year without a license. It imported more than 2,000 workers illegally in containers. These workers worked without a GOP (gainful occupational permit).

The massive building is in 3 sections and seven stories high -
it can easily house three government ministries.

A series of pollution fiascos including diesel oil spilled into the La Misere water catchment area and a gross contanimation of the district's water supply when the workers used the area close to the water supply as their toilets. More than 1,800 residents were badly exposed to this contaminated water and developed some serious diseases.
Until today, no proper settlement has been reached and the governement has tried to step in more than 6 months after the fiasco blew up in their face.

The situation has now worsened as the construction company has been allowed to slip away and Minister Joel Morgan and President James Michel are now facing the wrath of disgruntled victims and an entire population scornful of their incompetence in seeking justice for their fellow citizens but instead finding every trick in the book to protect the 'investments' of SheikKhalifa...

 

 

 

Source: STAR 8-18-10