Czechs believe corruption played role in Austrian tank deal

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Recent polls show that 83 per cent of Czechs believe corruption played a role in the Czech Defence Ministry’s 2009 purchase of Austrian light wheeled tanks.Austrian firm Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge (SSF) sold 107 light-wheeled tanks to the Defence Ministry in 2009 for 559 million Euros, but Czech newspaper Mlada fronta Dnes recently claimed that Steyr had […]

Czech secret service may get involved in Steyr case

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Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer has said he may get the Czech secret service involved in the investigation of Austrian firm Steyr’s sale of tanks to the Czech Defence Ministry.Czech business newspaper Hospodarske noviny quoted him in today’s (Fri) edition as saying: “It is a question of whether the secret service has any relevant information. […]

Czech prime minister wants full investigation of Steyr deal

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Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer called yesterday (Mon) evening for a full investigation of the Czech Defence Ministry’s purchase of 107 Austrian Pandur II light wheeled tanks in 2009.The ministry bought them from Upper Austrian firm Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge (SSF) for 559 million Euros. The Czech newspaper Mlada fronta Dnes has reported that SSF bribed Czech […]

Bribery secured Austrian tank deal, says Czech newspaper

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The Czech newspaper Mlada fronta Dnes reported that Austrian firm Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge (SSF) had bribed Czech politicians to secure a tank deal.The newspaper said the deal was the Czech Defence Ministry’s purchase of 107 Pandur II light wheeled tanks from SSF for 538 million Euros in March 2009.It added that one of its journalists posing […]