NATO’s procurement agency under investigation for alleged corruption linked to military contracts

NATO corruption scandal exposes procurement fraud

A new NATO corruption scandal is sparking arrests and raids across six countries, with officials probing bribery, defense contract fraud, and internal leaks at the NSPA.

An unprecedented corruption scandal strikes NATO: NSPA procurement agency employees are said to have sold confidential information to arms companies and washed money. Arrests in Belgium and the Netherlands as well as international investigations reveal the dimensions. NATO leader Mark Rutte wants to contribute to full enlightenment, but his silence to details fuel speculation about his role and an imminent loss of face. The investigation, coordi…

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House searches were also carried out in Belgium and people were arrested. NATO chief Rutte wants to "get to the bottom of the matter".

The European Union Agency for Criminal Judicial Cooperation (Eurojust) investigates officials and former officials of the Atlantic Alliance. Police actions have been carried out in Spain, Luxembourg Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and the United States. European justice investigates a corruption case related to the purchase of military material for NATO. The investigations, coordinated by the European Union Agency for Criminal Judicial Cooperati…

NATO's procurement agency under investigation for alleged corruption linked to military contracts

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the organization’s procurement agency is cooperating with police investigating corruption and fraud allegations involving the purchase of military equipment.