New Delhi: The Switzerland-based middleman Guido Haschke Ralph used to flaunt his connections with top IAF officials to impress Finmeccanica officials, according to the Italian police report, copy of which is accessed by DNA.
During the interrogation, Haschke told Italian investigators he first met Julie Tyagi, one of the cousins of former IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, at the wedding of his partner Carlo Gerosa’s daughter in 2005. He used his connections to meet CEO of Finmeccanica, Giuseppe Orsi, who was arrested by the Italian police on Monday.
According to the investigation report submitted by the Italian police in Busto Arsizio, Italy, right after former Italian President Carlo Ciampi visited India in 2005, Haschke arranged a meeting of a top Finmeccanica executive and SP Tyagi.
Haschke told the investigators that after this meeting, AgustaWestland signed its first contract with his company, Gordian.
The probe report also claims that with that arrangement, AgustaWestland agreed to make an initial payment of 4 lakh euros — Hashke and Carlo Gerosa would share 3 lakh euros while the rest would go to the Tyagi brothers.
“The money was given to Julie in cash during our trips to India. I specify that the agreement was with the Tyagi family, but the money was materially given only to Julie,” Haschke said.
On Friday, Guiseppe Orsi, former president of Finmeccanica, denied being involved in any bribery scandal and denied meeting Tyagi brothers. “I never knew of illegal maneuvers” as part of the sale of helicopters to India, said Giuseppe Orsi in front of a magistrate in Naples.
COURTESY:
Full report: http://dnai.in/bfdF
Published Date: Feb 16, 2013
DNA Correspondent l @DNA
http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=39163&boxid=15761&ed_date=2013-2-16&ed_code=820009&ed_page=13
During the interrogation, Haschke told Italian investigators he first met Julie Tyagi, one of the cousins of former IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, at the wedding of his partner Carlo Gerosa’s daughter in 2005. He used his connections to meet CEO of Finmeccanica, Giuseppe Orsi, who was arrested by the Italian police on Monday.
According to the investigation report submitted by the Italian police in Busto Arsizio, Italy, right after former Italian President Carlo Ciampi visited India in 2005, Haschke arranged a meeting of a top Finmeccanica executive and SP Tyagi.
Haschke told the investigators that after this meeting, AgustaWestland signed its first contract with his company, Gordian.
The probe report also claims that with that arrangement, AgustaWestland agreed to make an initial payment of 4 lakh euros — Hashke and Carlo Gerosa would share 3 lakh euros while the rest would go to the Tyagi brothers.
“The money was given to Julie in cash during our trips to India. I specify that the agreement was with the Tyagi family, but the money was materially given only to Julie,” Haschke said.
On Friday, Guiseppe Orsi, former president of Finmeccanica, denied being involved in any bribery scandal and denied meeting Tyagi brothers. “I never knew of illegal maneuvers” as part of the sale of helicopters to India, said Giuseppe Orsi in front of a magistrate in Naples.
COURTESY:
Full report: http://dnai.in/bfdF
Published Date: Feb 16, 2013
DNA Correspondent l @DNA
http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=39163&boxid=15761&ed_date=2013-2-16&ed_code=820009&ed_page=13
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