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Naples' Finmeccanica inquiry: the "Mystery" of Putin's helicopter

Naples, Italy - The public prosecutors are investigating the attitude change between the group and the Russian federation

"The boss does not want Putin to be mentioned, we can talk about 'Heads of State', not about Putin": this is what AgustaWestland chief executive officer Bruno Spagnolini told Marco Acca, responsible for the military sector of the helicopter division of Finmeccanica, according to what has emerged from the files on the Italian group in the context of the inquiry which is going on in Naples. In the past...

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Rome, Italy, 10/25/2012 11:49
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