The Slovak Ministry of Defense faces two non-final fines totaling approximately €1.7 million for the purchase of two Bombardier Global 5000 aircraft. The Public Procurement Office concluded that the ministry violated the Public Procurement Act when acquiring the aircraft. ta3.com ↗
The case concerns the purchase of two luxury jets without a public tender. The audit called into question the ministry's arguments that the purchase should be exempt from public procurement rules. The aircraft reportedly cost tens of millions of euros, and the office's decision is not yet final. domov.sme.sk ↗
The Defense Ministry, led by Robert Kaliňák, has appealed the decision. According to available information, the auditors also criticized the procedure used for pilot training, in which the ministry allegedly likewise circumvented a tender. The case follows on from findings by the Ján Kuciak Investigative Center regarding the secretive purchase of the aircraft. SITA ↗
Further developments will depend on the appeals proceedings. If the decision becomes final, the ministry will have to pay the fine. The case also raises questions about the use of exemptions in large state purchases and about oversight of procurement within the Defense Ministry. hnonline.sk ↗
Defense Ministry fined over purchase of Bombardier aircraft
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Kaliňákov rezort čelí miliónovej pokute. Kontrolóri skritizovali utajený nákup luxusných tryskáčov
domov.sme.sk
| 09:33 21.07.
Kaliňákov rezort musí zaplatiť takmer 2 milióny eur: ÚVO rozhodol o pokute za nákup lietadiel
interez.sk
| 14:30 21.07.
Kaliňákovo ministerstvo dostalo za luxusné tryskáče od ÚVO pokutu viac ako 1,7 milióna eur, odvolalo sa
Refresher.sk
| 13:22 21.07.
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