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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Chilean Navy purchase of Dutch frigates under scrutiny

CNS Almirante RiverosWeapons dealer Guillermo Ibieta will face questioning this week about a possible link between his company and four second-hand frigates purchased from the Netherlands for the Chilean Navy in 2005, according to Chilean daily La Tercera.

Already under investigation for a bribery case related to tanks purchase in 1998, Ibieta is currently under scrutiny by Judge Manuel Valderrama and prosecutor Carlos Gajardo after a link was found between Ibieta’s firm, Eurotechnology, and a former marine involved in the Dutch vessel transaction.

“In total I received between US$300,000 to 400,000” said Capt. Juan Tapia Villalón in a declaration to the attorney general on March 22. “The monies were all transferred to me directly from Eurotechnology, Guillermo’s company”.

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