Corruption in the defense industry. Detentions.
Officers from the Regional Office of the CBA in Gdańsk detained two logistics employees of a company belonging to the Polish Armament Group - PIT RADWAR. The case concerns bribes while making purchases. Joint actions with the Military Gendarmerie.
Officers from the Regional Office of the CBA in Gdańsk in co-operation with the Military Gendarmerie in Elblag, have determined that one of the companies belonging to the Polish Armaments Group - PIT RADWAR SA may be subject to corruption. It is one of the major companies operating in the defense industry, among others, supplier of professional electronics equipment for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. Specific suspicions concerned the process of purchasing machines, equipment and parts - made by the logistic employees of PIT-RADWAR SA.
The CBA has started a special operation. As a result, the CBA agents detained in Warsaw two employees from the armaments company, shortly after accepting the cash, constituting an illegal commission for part purchases.
The CBA findings indicate, that the detainees were also in the middle of negotiations for the purchase of the machine for about 380 thousand EUR and demanded for themselves another bribe, which was to amount no less than 5% of the purchase value, i.e. about 19 thousand EUR.
Detainees will be transferred to the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Gdansk, where they will be charged with economic corruption.
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Corruption in the defense industry. Detentions.
