Jail time for Polish authorities who negotiated Airbus deal?
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
28.10.2016 13:47
A jail sentence of up to three years could await some of the Polish negotiators involved in the failed Airbus Helicopters deal, as the Polish prosecution opens an investigation.
An Airbus helicopter. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw has revoked a previous decision not to look into the talks.
A politician from the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party had informed the prosecution in Poland that members of the former ruling Civic Platform (PO) party may have rigged the tender in Airbus's favour.
The previous PO-led government rejected offers to supply 50 military helicopters from domestically-based manufacturers in favour of France-based Airbus Helicopters, a decision which was criticised in by PiS.
Meanwhile, PO alerted anti-corruption authorities that PiS may have conducted “activities detrimental to the State Treasury”.
The prosecution's new investigation will look into the whole situation, public Prosecutor Bogdan Święczkowski said.
“The prosecution will look into the whole helicopter purchase procedure, from the negotiation process […] to signing the contract, and then the backing out of the French partner from offset commitments,” Święczkowski said.
Poland had been negotiating the purchase of 50 Caracal-model helicopters from Airbus worth PLN 13.5 bln (EUR 3.2 billion) when the Development Ministry called off the deal, calling it "pointless" in early October. (vb/rg)
Jail time for Polish authorities who negotiated Airbus deal?A jail sentence of up to three years could await some of the Polishnegotiators involved in the fail Airbus Helicopters deal, as thePolish prosecution opens an investigation
The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw has revoked a previous
decision not to look into the talks.
A politician from the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party had
informed the prosecution in Poland that members of the former rulingCivic Platform (PO) party may have rigged the tender in Airbus'sfavour.The previous PO-led government rejected offers to supply 50 militaryhelicopters from domestically-based manufacturers in favour ofFrance-based Airbus Helicopters, a decision which was widelycriticised in by PiS.
Meanwhile, PO alerted anti-corruption authorities that PiS may have
conducted “activities detrimental to the State Treasury”.
The prosecution's new investigation will look into the whole
situation, public Prosecutor Bogdan Święczkowski said.“The prosecution will look into the whole helicopter purchaseprocedure, from the negotiation process […] to signing the contract,and then the backing out of the French partner from offsetcommitments,” Święczkowski said.Poland had been negotiating the purchase of 50 Caracal-modelhelicopters from Airbus worth PLN 13.5 bln (EUR 3.2 billion) when theDevelopment Ministry called off the deal, calling it "pointless" inearly October. (vb/rg)
Jail time for Polish authorities who negotiated Airbus deal?
A jail sentence of up to three years could await some of the Polish negotiators involved in the failed Airbus Helicopters deal, as the Polish prosecution opens an investigation.
The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw has revoked a previous decision not to look into the talks.
A politician from the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party had informed the prosecution in Poland that members of the former ruling Civic Platform (PO) party may have rigged the tender in Airbus's favour.
The previous PO-led government rejected offers to supply 50 military helicopters from domestically-based manufacturers in favour of France-based Airbus Helicopters, a decision which was criticised in by PiS.
Meanwhile, PO alerted anti-corruption authorities that PiS may have conducted “activities detrimental to the State Treasury”.
The prosecution's new investigation will look into the whole situation, public Prosecutor Bogdan Święczkowski said.
“The prosecution will look into the whole helicopter purchase procedure, from the negotiation process […] to signing the contract, and then the backing out of the French partner from offset commitments,” Święczkowski said.
Poland had been negotiating the purchase of 50 Caracal-model helicopters from Airbus worth PLN 13.5 bln (EUR 3.2 billion) when the Development Ministry called off the deal, calling it "pointless" in early October. (vb/rg)