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Scandal-caliber .. shipment of smuggled Russian weapons by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense
Baghdad-Iraq-Presse -20 December: detonated parliamentary security and defense committee, said Saturday, scandal-caliber when he declared, "The arms shipment Russian (40 tons), which was on board the plane landed at Baghdad airport, last month, was Dedicated Iraqi Ministry of Defense. "
The committee member said Majid Ghraoui in a press statement, said that "an officer in the Ministry of Defence said the committee formed to investigate the case that the shipment of arms belonging to the Ministry of Defence, but arrived too late."
This comes after 48 hours on the announcement by the Minister of Defense Khalid al-Obeidi, for "the involvement of dealers with dual citizenship, in the case of the consignment"
He described al-Obeidi said in a statement last Thursday, Russian plane issue as "a weapon smuggling."
Ghraoui said, "The ministry entered into a contract with one of the dealers to provide them with weapons, but that the shipment arrived in the ministry late and not set the timing," he said, adding that "the investigation into the case is still ongoing and will resume early in the second legislative term to reach a definitive results."
The announcement of the results of the investigation itself imposes several questions about the reasons that the ministry has called for not informing the Iraqi government Avaidah charge her.
As is well known, the fifth month of November last year witnessed a decline in Russian plane loaded with 40 tons of weapons that described Palmerbh.
And there were many of the case scenarios, where I learned / Iraq Press / from reliable sources at the Baghdad airport, at that time, that the prime minister Haider al-Abadi ordered the detention of Russian plane loaded with 40 tons of medium and light weapons and the opening of an extensive investigation with the crew to know the circumstances of the incident.
The sources said that "the intelligence thwarted coordination of the Civil Aviation Authority and officials at the Baghdad airport, an attempt to introduce 40 tons of medium and light weapons into Iraqi territory across the Russian plane," pointing out that "the plane and after that Sulaimaniya airport refused landing headed to Baghdad airport and landed to provide fuel, and there is the prime minister Haider al-Abadi booked and subject to open an investigation. "
In a striking development described Iraqi politicians charge that it was smuggled to the benefit of the organization "Daash."
Perhaps the toughest question the government will be directed to the Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi: "Who are the traders involved the arms deal, which turned out to be in favor of the Department of Defense?". Ended (1)
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Baghdad-Iraq-Presse -20 December: detonated parliamentary security and defense committee, said Saturday, scandal-caliber when he declared, "The arms shipment Russian (40 tons), which was on board the plane landed at Baghdad airport, last month, was Dedicated Iraqi Ministry of Defense. "
The committee member said Majid Ghraoui in a press statement, said that "an officer in the Ministry of Defence said the committee formed to investigate the case that the shipment of arms belonging to the Ministry of Defence, but arrived too late."
This comes after 48 hours on the announcement by the Minister of Defense Khalid al-Obeidi, for "the involvement of dealers with dual citizenship, in the case of the consignment"
He described al-Obeidi said in a statement last Thursday, Russian plane issue as "a weapon smuggling."
Ghraoui said, "The ministry entered into a contract with one of the dealers to provide them with weapons, but that the shipment arrived in the ministry late and not set the timing," he said, adding that "the investigation into the case is still ongoing and will resume early in the second legislative term to reach a definitive results."
The announcement of the results of the investigation itself imposes several questions about the reasons that the ministry has called for not informing the Iraqi government Avaidah charge her.
As is well known, the fifth month of November last year witnessed a decline in Russian plane loaded with 40 tons of weapons that described Palmerbh.
And there were many of the case scenarios, where I learned / Iraq Press / from reliable sources at the Baghdad airport, at that time, that the prime minister Haider al-Abadi ordered the detention of Russian plane loaded with 40 tons of medium and light weapons and the opening of an extensive investigation with the crew to know the circumstances of the incident.
The sources said that "the intelligence thwarted coordination of the Civil Aviation Authority and officials at the Baghdad airport, an attempt to introduce 40 tons of medium and light weapons into Iraqi territory across the Russian plane," pointing out that "the plane and after that Sulaimaniya airport refused landing headed to Baghdad airport and landed to provide fuel, and there is the prime minister Haider al-Abadi booked and subject to open an investigation. "
In a striking development described Iraqi politicians charge that it was smuggled to the benefit of the organization "Daash."
Perhaps the toughest question the government will be directed to the Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi: "Who are the traders involved the arms deal, which turned out to be in favor of the Department of Defense?". Ended (1)
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