A deputy warns of a suspicious deal worth $ 163 million in the Department of Defense

A deputy warns of a suspicious deal worth $ 163 million in the Department of Defense

Political Since 2017-08-28 at 09:07 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News
The deputy of the coalition of state law, high Nassif, on Monday, the establishment of a figure with influence and influence in the Ministry of Defense in agreement and coordination with three companies, "intermediate and not manufactured" to a deal worth 163 million dollars .
"A Bulgarian company, an intermediary owned by a Bulgarian person of Iraqi origin and a figure in the Ministry of Defense, has had an effective decision (without the rank of minister) to send a new order from the Directorate of Armaments to the Bulgarian company owned by the person, Iraqi commission to meet 10% of the total amount of the deal of 163 million dollars to reach the commission to 16 million dollars .
She explained that "there is information that this Iraqi mediator of Bulgarian nationality has worked to enter the call by the Ministry of Defense using three companies and different names to ensure the referral of the company and the acquisition of the entire order ."
"The relevant departments in the Ministry of Defense, including the Inspector-General, should make sure that these three companies (Apollo / BMMG / Tara) are manufactured and not intermediate. Intermediate companies are often 30% or 40% more expensive than manufacturers. The difference in prices must be returned to the Iraqi people and not to the corrupt . "
"We have already agreed in the Ministry of Defense to grant contracts with corruption and the investigation is still underway, including the deal to supply 50 thousand VZ machine that proved to fail and the owner tried to cover the subject by all means and re-coordination with the personality in the Ministry of Defense to direct Call his phantom companies ".
And demanded that Nassif the Ministry of Defense to "immediately take the initiative to stop the invitations to these companies and reoriented to manufacturers of solid and have certificates of manufacturing and quality and is known in the global arms market, otherwise it would be an international scandal, such as the explosive device scandal concluded by British McCormack ."
She pointed out that "this corruption in the armament contracts is more dangerous than calling the terrorist, and the regulators and honest agents to put an end to the waste of public money in the context of financial distress experienced by Iraq."

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