據(jù)多家外媒報(bào)道,英國(guó)首相斯塔默5日就執(zhí)政黨工黨原重要人物曼德?tīng)柹?/span>牽涉愛(ài)潑斯坦案引發(fā)的風(fēng)波發(fā)表講話,稱他先前輕信曼德?tīng)柹摹爸e言”并任命其為駐美大使,就此向愛(ài)潑斯坦案受害者道歉。
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a fierce attack on his former US ambassador Peter Mandelson on Thursday, seeking to assuage anger from across British politics and saying he was sorry he had believed his "lies" before appointing him.
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英國(guó)首相斯塔默5日發(fā)表講話
斯塔默5日在英格蘭東薩塞克斯郡一場(chǎng)講話中說(shuō),外界此前已知曼德?tīng)柹c美國(guó)已故富商愛(ài)潑斯坦相識(shí),但最新披露的材料顯示雙方關(guān)系的密切程度“遠(yuǎn)超想象”,令人擔(dān)憂。他表示理解議會(huì)內(nèi)外的質(zhì)疑和不滿情緒,將認(rèn)真應(yīng)對(duì)相關(guān)問(wèn)題。
While he acknowledged it had been publicly known for some time that Mandelson knew Epstein, he said: "None of us knew the depths and the darkness of that relationship."
斯塔默表示,希望在不影響警方調(diào)查的前提下,公布當(dāng)初任命曼德?tīng)柹瓡r(shí)所依據(jù)的安全審查意見(jiàn)。他強(qiáng)調(diào),不會(huì)采取任何可能妨礙司法程序的行動(dòng)。
Starmer has promised to release files, which he says will prove Mandelson lied about the extent of his friendship with Epstein when he was being vetted for the US ambassador role.
前一天,斯塔默在英國(guó)議會(huì)說(shuō),曼德?tīng)柹撑蚜藝?guó)家、議會(huì)和工黨,在出任駐美大使前多次被問(wèn)及同愛(ài)潑斯坦的關(guān)系,卻多次撒謊。
The PM said Mandelson was asked directly about the nature of his relationship with Epstein before he was appointed as ambassador, whether he had stayed at his home after his conviction and whether he had accepted gifts and hospitality from him.
這場(chǎng)風(fēng)波近期在英國(guó)政壇持續(xù)發(fā)酵,令斯塔默承受來(lái)自工黨內(nèi)部和反對(duì)黨的巨大壓力。民意調(diào)查顯示,斯塔默支持率近期處于低位。英國(guó)媒體普遍認(rèn)為,這場(chǎng)風(fēng)波可能影響斯塔默的執(zhí)政前景。
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曼德?tīng)柹?資料圖
曼德?tīng)柹F(xiàn)年72歲,曾在英國(guó)前首相布萊爾、布朗執(zhí)政期間擔(dān)任商務(wù)大臣等要職。2025年2月,斯塔默任命他為駐美大使,但他履職僅7個(gè)月就因與愛(ài)潑斯坦案的關(guān)聯(lián)浮出水面而被斯塔默解職。曼德?tīng)柹辙o去上議院終身議員職務(wù)并退出工黨。
英國(guó)警方3日對(duì)曼德?tīng)柹瓎?dòng)刑事調(diào)查,后者涉嫌在擔(dān)任公職期間有泄露市場(chǎng)敏感信息等不當(dāng)行為。美國(guó)司法部上周公布愛(ài)潑斯坦案300余萬(wàn)頁(yè)相關(guān)文件后,英國(guó)各界對(duì)曼德?tīng)柹c愛(ài)潑斯坦的密切關(guān)系感到震驚。
這批文件顯示,2003年至2004年,曼德?tīng)柹捌浒閭H涉嫌收受來(lái)自愛(ài)潑斯坦的三筆轉(zhuǎn)賬,合計(jì)7.5萬(wàn)美元;2009年擔(dān)任商務(wù)大臣期間,他把寫給時(shí)任英國(guó)首相布朗的經(jīng)濟(jì)簡(jiǎn)報(bào)轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)給愛(ài)潑斯坦,內(nèi)容涉及英國(guó)政府在2008年全球金融危機(jī)爆發(fā)后出售資產(chǎn)、籌集資金的內(nèi)部討論;2010年5月,他提前向愛(ài)潑斯坦透露歐盟即將推出5000億歐元的歐元區(qū)救助計(jì)劃。
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