Originally Posted by
Khashoggi
And what is the legitimate need of the BEA to have secrecy over the investigation?
Probably none. In fact they've released an awful lot of info and several interim reports. More than we get in advance of final report (or even at final report) in most other investigations.
The refusal of a Brazilian observer is IMO most likely a bureaucratic / diplomatic tit-for-tat.
Remember that earlier in the investiagtion the
Brazilians denied the BEA access to the autopsies and the results
? What was
their legitimate need for secrecy
from the investigation ? Something about the request not coming from the government at the right level if I remember correctly... and now we have the complaint of Brazilians being excluded and:
He said the French say they only examine the claims if they come directly from the Brazilian government.
Quelle surprise.
Moral: do not attempt to play the French at Bureaucracy, they have rather a lot of experience at it, and they will not forget a slight.