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Family and friends have so far failed to find the bodies of Timaru men Antony Haywood, 46, and Murray Green, 54, after their boat capsized on a fishing trip on Lake Tekapo last Wednesday.

Searchers recovered the body of the third crew member Mr Haywood’s father Alexander Haywood, 72, of Pleasant Point, close to Timaru, the day after the tragedy.

However, they had not yet found sign of their bodies, a Tekapo police spokesman said this afternoon.

Police called off the official search for the other two on Friday but relatives and friends continued looking for the men throughout the weekend.

Police believe that the fishing boat which had been recovered possibly hit a submerged object such as a tree at high speed about midday Wednesday flinging the men into the icy water. .

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Mr Haywood’s funeral will be held in Timaru tomorrow

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The Clearstream trial, dubbed France trial of the decade, featured a role reversal Tuesday, with French investigating judge, Renaud van Ruymbeke, sitting not on the bench but on the witness stand.

Van Ruymbeke was the judge presiding over the 2001 investigation into a scandal in which French politicians allegedly received kickbacks as a reward for assisting with the sale of French frigates to the Taiwanese government. The money for the kickbacks was supposedly laundered through Clearstream, a Luxembourg-based financial concern.

The judge involvement in the case took an odd turn in 2004, when he became the recipient of the falsified material, which had been sent to him anonymously by Jean-Louis Gergorin, a former vice-president of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company.

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The frigate investigation went nowhere, as van Ruymbeke was repeatedly denied access to information. By sending me lists anonymously Gergorin allowed me to verify whether the lists were real or fake, said Van Ruymbeke. .

Contradictory testimony marks trial

The four anonymous letters and a CD-ROM, which the judge received in 2004, contained lists of names of people allegedly holding secret bank accounts with Clearstream.

Judge Ruymbeke dismissed the case in October 2008 because of the lack of information, but his role continues in his capacity as witness. It included Nicolas Sarkozy, who was then jockeying with Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin to run as their party’s candidate to succeed President Jacques Chirac.

On Monday, key witness General Philippe Rondot appeared in court to discuss his notes, which claim that de Villepin clearly mentioned Sarkozy in connection to Clearstream at a meeting held on January 7, 2004.

The Clearstream trial, which began September 21, has been marked by contradictory testimony.

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. This, however, contradicts de Villepin statements last week, when he took the stand and flatly denied the notes were an accurate reflection of the conversation