Italian political party Lega Nord under ED lens in AgustaWestland case
New Delhi, June 30: Lega Nord is a political party in Italy. This party has come under the lens of the investigators probing the AgustaWestland case.
A payment of Rs 90.08 crore made to this political party has now come under the scanner of the probe agencies.
The Enforcement Directorate has sought details from Italy regarding the case relating to this political party which was allegedly paid kickbacks by a Finmeccanica official. It has been alleged that the kickbacks were paid to gain access to the authorities in Italy.
The
role
of
an
Italian
political
party
under
the
scanner:
Lord
Nega
is
alleged
to
have
been
paid
a
whopping
Rs
90.08
crore
by
Giuseppe
Orsi,
the
former
Managing
Director
of
Finmeccanica.
It
has
been
alleged
that
this
payment
was
made
so
that
a
way
could
be
found
to
work
around
the
deal
and
signing
the
same
with
India.
AgustaWestland spent Rs 28 lakh on this journalist
The ED has sought more details on this issue from Italy. The ED is hopeful that details would be shared soon and this would also lead to more information. When asked if there is any India connection with Lega Nord, officials say that they are awaiting details from Italy.
Investigators say that the payment was made to Lega Nord directly Orsi. Finmeccanica, the parent firm of AgustaWestland in Italy is alleged to have made this payment to gain access to the authorities in Italy in a bid to ensure that the deal was clinched with India.
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