NEOS: pop effect in the Eurofighter Committee of inquiry

Vienna (OTS) – With an explosive new allegation, the interrogation of major-General Hans Hamberger ended today in the current session of the Eurofighter Committee of inquiry: The head of the audit Department in the Ministry of defence, head of the Task Force Eurofighter said at the end of his survey, that the for the Ministry of defence competent contract negotiator and signatory Edwin Wall on the Saturday before the signing of the contract (on Monday, 30. In June 2003, the stage was) with an EADS-Manager have met.

On Sunday, a day before the contract is signed, have the Wall opened by the Revision of the Ministry of defence already sanctioned and sealed the contract, it „on the signature prepare“.

“The result of this preparation was that in the contract, then all of a sudden, the so-called replacement power,” says the NEOS-group leader Michael Bernhard, visibly outraged.

Explanation: The original contract EADS/Eurofighter acknowledged the possibility of Austria aircraft of the inferior Tranche 1 offering, if the company is unable to deliver the agreed Tranche 2 in a timely manner. The Republic would have been able to reject this “offer”. After the alleged Meeting of Mr. Wall with the EADS representative, this Passage was changed in the contract, according to major-General Hamberger, the word „the“ was removed and „“ replaced.

“The Position of the Republic of Austria has deteriorated sharply,” says the NEOS-group leader Michael Bernhard. “Because the replacement power, Austria has allowed EADS high official, to be able to outdated fliers to deliver, without any consequences. The value of the contract has deteriorated so over the weekend extreme, while the purchase price remained completely the same.”

In order to clarify these explosive new allegations, a re-survey of Undersecretary Edwin Wall is inevitable, says Bernhard:
“We NEOS are going to demand, therefore, even today, his second and an early charge in the investigative Committee and hope to have the necessary majority.”

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