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IAI ready to cooperate with Barak deal investigation2006-10-11 Israel tonight said it will cooperate with India in any investigation into the alleged corruption in the Rs 1,150 crore Barak Missile deal with a firm of that country during the previous NDA rule in 2000."The Israeli Defence Ministry and the Israeli defence industries will cooperate with India in any investigation," Defence Ministry spokesperson Rachel Niedak Ashkenazi told PTI here. The CBI has registered an FIR against former defence minister George Fernandes, his associate Jaya Jaitley, accused of receiving a bribe of Rs two crore, and former navy chief Admiral Sushil Kumar for alleged irregularities in purchasing the Barak missile system. IAI Denies Corruption The Israeli company that sold the Barak missile systems to India has denied that kickbacks were paid to clinch the Rs 1,150-crore deal and said it will cooperate in the probe into alleged corruption. "It never happened, and we'll cooperate as much as possible," a senior Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) official was quoted as saying by the business daily Globes. India's Central Bureau of Investigation yesterday said it had registered an FIR against former defence minister George Fernandes, former navy chief Admiral Sushil Kumar and others regarding corruption in the deal to sell seven Barak anti-missile systems in 2000. The Barak system is made by state-run IAI. The report in Globes said Israel's Ministry of Defence director general Maj Gen Gabi Ashkenazi obtained a full report on the investigation in India. "This is an internal investigation in India, and I don't think IAI will have a problem," a senior defence official was quoted as saying. "Israel's defence establishment stresses that there is no evidence or allegations against IAI, and that the suspicions are being levelled against former senior Indian defence officials," the report said. Sponsored Links
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