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Ukrainian law enforcers exposed 3 criminals who illegally profited from an agreement between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and a Turkish company. If their guilt is proven, they will receive long prison terms.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov wrote about this on his Facebook page. He noted that this is not a rare case, but there will be severe punishment for all criminals trying to cash in on the war in Ukraine.
This story has been dragging on since April
Reznikov said that this story has been going on since April. In the spring, these persons were authorized to hold preparatory talks in Turkey in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.As a result, a contract was concluded for the supply of body armor with a Turkish company worth over 16.6 million euros, which guaranteed the supply of body armor in a short time, – said the Minister of Defense of Ukraine.
He also added that the company , which also concluded similar contracts for the provision of the National Guard of Ukraine, violated the terms and did not fulfill its obligations.
What were the actions of the Ministry of Defense
According to Reznikov, the Ministry of Defense immediately applied to the Arbitration Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and received a decision in its favor. Then he applied to the Turkish court, as a result of which the company's bank accounts and assets were arrested.
“Representatives of the Ministry traveled to Turkey twice to take appropriate legal measures to protect their interests. This work continues,” the Minister of Defense added Ukraine.
Such cases are not isolated
Reznikov also said that, unfortunately, such cases are not isolated. In particular, the specialists of the Ministry of Defense, who carry out quality control, regularly return batches of products or issue complaints, force suppliers to replace goods with quality ones. control. Despite the huge volumes, he stressed.
How this criminal scheme worked
According to law enforcement officers, 3 members of the criminal group organized an agreement with a Turkish company worth more than 16 million euros. Then they deceived its leaders, saying that the Bahraini company has 1,000 military ballistic vests, and they can be urgently supplied to Ukraine.
In fact, citizens of Ukraine are involved in organizing an offshore company in Bahrain. They were not going to supply the Ministry of Defense with ballistic vests. They seized state funds in the amount of 580 thousand dollars, which were transferred by a Turkish company.
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