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The contracts were awarded without tender.
Presidential pardons are irrevocable and can be awarded without explanation.
But Mr Nemtsov says the crucial early contracts were awarded without tenders.
The contract for construction was awarded without competitive bidding to the Italian company Salini Construttori.
The purchase, which was awarded without tender, has raised eyebrows in South Africa.
The assignment, awarded without a review, will carry the theme "Listening and responding".
"The report shows that big palm oil and rubber concessions were awarded without any competitive bidding.
But £13bn contracts do not get awarded without the approval of ministers and the departmental board.
State contracts were awarded without competitive bidding to companies connected to the leadership.
Moreover, Bechtel must justify any contract awarded without competitive bids, he said.
"In some cases, contracts are awarded without competition; in others, contractors actually oversee other contractors".
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