The European Public Prosecutorʼs Office in Bratislava (Slovakia) has detained eight people in a case of misuse of funds intended for military aid to Ukraine.
This is stated on the website of the European Public Prosecutorʼs Office.
According to the prosecutorʼs office, the amount of damage is approximately €7.4 million. Among those detained are employees of the Slovak Ministry of Defense.
From February to March 2022, officials of this ministry submitted applications for reimbursement of costs to the European Peace Facility (EPF) for military assistance provided to Ukraine — in particular, for ammunition transferred to the country.
According to the investigation, the suspects intentionally violated their official duties and budgetary rules of public administration by unjustifiably placing orders for the purchase of ammunition from two private companies. The European Public Prosecutorʼs Office suspects that the public procurement procedure was rigged and the cost of the ammunition may have been overstated.
- Earlier, the media wrote that they tried to detain former Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad in this case — but they were unable to, because Nad is on vacation in Canada and will return to the country at the end of the month.
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