
Eurofighter-U-Committee – Plessl expected, according to explosive revelations full investigation of Ex-defense Minister Platter
Vienna (OTS/SK) – today’s survey from Hans Hamberger, head of the Task Force’s Eurofighter in the Ministry of defence, has brought important new insights, says of the SPÖ faction leader in the U Committee, Rudolf Plessl. The Task Force has been able to reconstruct, how about a weekend at the end of June 2003, shortly before the signing of the contract, the contract to the detriment of the Republic significantly changed. „We know which officials of the Ministry of defence is responsible. But we also know where to look for the political responsibility, namely the former Minister Günther Platter of the ÖVP.“ Platter will have to explain to the Committee why he has agreed to this serious deterioration of the Treaty, said Plessl. ****
As Hamberger has today explained, has been opened up to the already finished contract this weekend again and changed. The controversial replacement power came in the worst possible variant in the contract. This replacement power allowed to deliver the Eurofighter instead of the agreed aircraft of the latest type (Tranche 2, Block 8) is technically far less developed types of aircraft (Tranche 1, Block 5).
Also, Plessl clear that under AUSTRIAN defence Minister Platter is not only the number of pieces was reduced, but the ordered aircraft were also disposed of in terms of their technical specifications.
Finally, Plessl sees his evaluation to the Committee of inquiry in two important points confirmed. „The Committee delivers real results. We come closer to the clarification of political responsibility step by step. And: The current and former governing parties, the ÖVP and the FPÖ to invest, unfortunately, much more of your energy, to make it more difficult to educate by working all the time against the Task Force in the Ministry of defence and against the criminal investigation against EADS/Airbus.“ (Concluded) wf
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