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Prosecutor criticises Bush for pardoning Weinberger
WASHINGTON, Dec 25: The special prosecutor of the Iran-Contra affair is criticising President Bush's pardon of /ormer Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger and five others as a sign powerful figures are "above the law", reports AP.
Bush said Thursday he was pardoning Weinberger and the others because their actions "whether right or wrong" were motivated by patriotism, and they did not try to profit from their activities.
Special prosecutor Uiwrcncc Walsh, who has spent six yca,rs delving into the arms-for-hostages swap, reacted with outrage. He said In a statement that "the Iran-Contra coverup, which has continued for more than six years, has now been com plcted.
, "In light of President Bush's own misconduct, wc are
gravely concerned about his decision to pardon others who lied lo Congress and obstructed official investigations," Walsh said.
Walsh also said Bush was now "the subject" of the Iran-Contra probe.
Thal is a step below being a "target" of investigators — a person likely lo be charged with a crime.
"Il's simply an area where these activities are under, arc of interest In our investigation, that's all," Walsh said on CNN.
While the statute of limitations on prosecuting alleged Iran-Conlra crimes has run out. Walsh said fl "can always be revived by a false statement under oath."
The President's power to pardon Is absolute under the Constitution and not subject to appeal. •
Bush has always denied any knowledge of the Iran-Contra
deal while it was being worked out He said he was out of the loop."
The Iran-Contra scandal grew out of a scheme to sell weapons lo Iran and use the money to arm the anli-gov-emment Con Iras in Nicaragua. Both activities were forbidden by US law.
Walsh', speaking at a news conference in Oklahoma City, added that the pardon of Weinberger, who was accused of concealing evidence, "undermines the principle that no man is above the law."
He said he would make a full report to Congress.
"It demonstrates that pow erful people with powerful allies can commit serious crimes in high office — deliberately abusing the public trust — without consequence." Walsh told reporters.
President-elect Clinton said he wanted to learn more about
the pardons. He said. "1 am concerned by any action thal sends a signal that If you work . for Ihe government, you re be yond ihc law. or that not telling the truth to Congress under oath is somehow less serious than not telling the truth lo some other body under oath."
Weinberger was Indicted June 16 for allegedly concealing his notes about the arms shipments lo Iran. Prosecutors uncovered the 2,000 pages of notes tn 1991 at the Library of Congress. The material details discussions among Reagan and hts top aides Including then-vice president Bush — about the Iran initiative.
Walsh on Thursday made a dramatic disclosure about the President, He said tnvestiga tors learned during the past two weeks that BJ»h kepi "his own highly relevant contempo raneous notrs'ofth* meeting*