Hank Paulson, US Treasury secretary, on Tuesday backed calls by Paul Wolfowitz’s lawyer for more time for the World Bank president to respond to a report that found he broke conflict of interest rules in his handling of a secondment package for his girlfriend Shaha Riza.
A spokeswoman for Mr Paulson said: “from the start secretary Paulson has said that president Wolfowitz is a dedicated public servant who deserves a fair process rather than a rush to judgment. That includes sufficient time to review the ad hoc committee’s report and respond, as well as sufficient time for the ad hoc committee to consider his response to the report.”



