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India starts probe into the purchase of 12 AW-101 helicopters from Finmeccanica

New Delhi, India - New Delhi's Ministry for Foreign Affairs requests the Italian government to provide details on the issue

Indian Minister for Defence A. K. Anthony ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the purchase by the Indian government of 12 AW-101 helicopters, following to the arrest of Giuseppe Orsi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Finmeccanica, and of Bruno Spagnolini, head of the subsidiary of the Italian group AgustaWestland, in the context of an inquiry about an alleged bribe in...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1149715
Rome, Italy, 02/12/2013 14:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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