Maliki Should Be Sued Over Aircraft Purchase Corruption: MP

[The Englishman]

Maliki Should Be Sued Over Aircraft Purchase Corruption: MP

 

Iraq is paying $1 million every month for the delays in the receipt of the aircraft

 

 Basnews English

 15 February 2017

Iraq

 

 

 

 

ERBIL — Kurdish factions in the Iraqi parliament are expected to sue the Iraqi former PM and current VP Nouri al-Malki over the corruption of the T-50IQ aircraft purchase which has wasted millions of dollars from the Iraqi federal budget.

Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that the T-50 aircraft which the Iraqi government has bought from South Korea would soon be delivered. However, the government should have received the aircraft a year ago according to the contract.

The Iraqi government has been paying 1 million dollars to South Korea every month as a financial fine for not being able to receive the aircraft T-50IQ, according to a contract signed by former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

In 2013, al-Maliki announced the signing of a contract with the Korean Ministry of Defense for the purchase of 24 T-50IQ aircraft.

According to the deal, the process of delivery of the aircraft would've begun in April of 2016 after the completion of the Swairah airport by the Iraqi government. The airport is however not ready yet and Baghdad needs to pay a fine for the delay in receiving the aircraft.

This deal is one of the biggest corruption case which occurred due to the lack of an airstrip for the aircraft and the fines paid by Iraq to South Korea as a result of the delays in the receipt of the aircraft is wasting public wealth.

Mohsen Saadun, a Kudish MP, told BasNews that Maliki needs to be prosecuted and this corruption case should be investigated by the Attorney General.

[Palmtree1970]

Just hang him for peas sake ,tired of reading about him

[tigergorzow]

4 minutes ago, The Englishman said:

According to the deal, the process of delivery of the aircraft would've begun in April of 2016 after the completion of the Swairah airport by the Iraqi government. The airport is however not ready yet and Baghdad needs to pay a fine for the delay in receiving the aircraft.

3 minutes ago, The Englishman said:

The Iraqi government has been paying 1 million dollars to South Korea every month as a financial fine for not being able to receive the aircraft T-50IQ, according to a contract signed by former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Englishman Thanks,  We are all in agreement so move forward and get your fellow House Of Representatives to hold him accountable.  Action = Results.....

Also,  I'm sure the GOI can rework the contract with South Korea in regards to paying 1 Million dollars a month so PM Abadi handle your business just promise South Korea a good return on their IQD stored away in some bank or container.

[jeepguy]

I guess this is plausible , but I do not se how Iraq would be paying for not taken  the air craft ,  { I would see ,  getting money for not having the planes not ready and Iraq receives cash , but  not the other way around }  but then again  look who is in the mix !  ...  now if Iraq was suppose too receive the air planes,  I would be  sure that there would have been a secondary air field too be used  ... wouldn`t there ?  even the south Koreans would have  thought of this idea ,  who cares where they are parked ... { but again , malarkie  is in the mix ,  so follow the money ,  1 million goes where ?  and does it get too the Koreans at all ?  }   .... 

[ChuckFinley]

Why is this guy still alive?

[jake21]

Because Iraq is as corrupt as he is

[sandfly]

He needs a hole in the middle of his head