Ex-Czech defense minister Barták says Tatra bribery charges flawed, politicized

Martin Barták denies the accusations, claims witnesses can’t recall even the basic details of the alleged bribery attempt

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Brian Kenety | 07.12.2011

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Martin Barták has been accused of soliciting bribes and inflating defense contracts in the Tatra, Iveco and Steyr deals

Former Czech defense minister Martin Barták (Civic Democrats, ODS), who according to unofficial information has been charged by anti-corruption police for attempted fraud and bribery in the military’s Kč 2.6 billion order for Tatra all-terrain trucks in 2006, has said the charges against him are flawed, trumped up and politicized. Key witness ex-US Amb. William J Cabaniss can’t even recall basic details of the alleged bribery attempt, he told the Právo daily.

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