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FOLLOW UP: UNAT sends back to UNDT Bertucci's case.

UNAT saves Ban Ki Moon's ass, while slapping him for "irregular process for hiring Thomas Stelzer of Austria"

FOLLOW UP:

• Guido Bertucci get's a moral victory, but no compensation.
• UNAT saves Ban Ki Moon's ass with a "small technicality".
• Otherwise Ban's second term would have been in total jeopardy if UNAT would have confirmed a victory for Bertucci.
• UNAT's decision to revert back to UNDT postpones Bertucci's victory for another 6-9 months, enough to ensure a "smooth" confirmation for Ban's second term on the job.
• As one staffer from Ban's Legal office (OLA) said: "this is the best we could have hoped from UNAT at this time";