20101207 RFI
Nigerian authorities filed charges Tuesday against former US vice president Dick Cheney and others over a bribery scandal allegedly involving energy firm Halliburton.
"It includes Dick Cheney," said prosecutor Godwin Obla of the 16-count charge filed in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
"There are conspiracy charges and giving gratification to public officers. There is also a charge for obstruction of justice."
A spokesman for the country's anti-graft agency confirmed the charges had been filed against nine suspects, including Cheney.
Dick Cheney was the head of the oil services firm Halliburton before becoming US vice-president between 2001 and the beginning of 2009 alongside President George W. Bush
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