Rafale deal: Dassault paid 1 million euros to Indian middleman as ‘gift’, claims report
Rafale deal: Dassault paid 1 million euros to Indian middleman as ‘gift’, claims report
The Rafale maker could not explain the payment to French anti-corruption agency AFA, according to online journal ‘Mediapart’. Updated 2 hours ago French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian shakes hands with his Indian counterpart late Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi on January 25, 2016, during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President François Hollande. | Prakash Singh / AFP
The Rafale fighter jets deal involved a payment worth one million euros (Rs 8.62 crore) to an Indian middleman, which plane maker Dassault has not been able to explain to the French anti-corruption authorities, the country’s online journal
Rafale Deal: French Anti-Corruption Body Suspected Dassault Made Payment to Indian Middleman, Claims Report
While the Rafale jet maker allegedly was not able to provide documentation to explain a suspicious transaction, the French anti-corruption agency ultimately chose not to refer the matter for prosecution.
Midair refuelling of one of the five Rafale jets, while on their way from France to India in July 2020. Photo: PTI/Files
New Delhi: A French anti-corruption agency allegedly raised red flags over a suspicious payment made by Dassault Aviation to an Indian defence company in 2017-18, according to a new report published by Paris-based investigative news website
Dassault Paid 1 Million Euros To Indian Middleman In Rafale Deal: Report Dassault Paid 1 Million Euros To Indian Middleman In Rafale Deal: Report Rafale Deal: The Congress, addressing a press conference on the allegations, demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi s statement on the new reveal.
Rafale Deal: The first batch of Rafale jets arrived in India last year.
New Delhi:
The 2016 deal for the sale of 36 Rafale jets to India involved a 1.1 million Euro payment made by aviation major Dassault to a middleman in India, French publication Mediapart has alleged in a report based on an investigation by the country s anti-corruption agency. Dassault has claimed the money was used to pay for 50 replicas of Rafale jets but has been unable to provide any document or photograph as evidence that these were delivered.
New Delhi, April 5
Responding to allegations that French combat jet company Dassault paid 1 million euro to an Indian middleman after signing of the India-France agreement in 2016, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, in turn, targeted the rival Congress for flagging the allegations of a French anti-corruption agency.
Dismissing the new Rafale report as “corporate rivalry” and “completely baseless”, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accused the Congress of weakening the morale of Armed Forces, reminding it that the same “Sushen Gupta” named in the report had “links” with the Congress as established by AgustaWestland case.
“The Congress is again speaking of Rafale, after the Supreme Court order and what happened to their campaign in the 2019 general elections?
Dassault paid 1 million euro as gift to Indian middleman in Rafale deal: French report
Dassault paid 1 million euro as gift to Indian middleman in Rafale deal: French report
Dassault, the manufacturer of Rafale jets, agreed to pay one million euro to an Indian middleman just after the signing of the Indo-French contract in 2016, according to an investigation by a French publication.
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UPDATED: April 5, 2021 11:07 IST
An amount of 508,925 Euros was allegedly paid under gifts to clients head in the 2017 accounts of the Dassault group (AFP image for representation)
The manufacturer of French combat jet Rafale agreed to pay one million euro to a middleman in India just after the signing of the Indo-French contract in 2016, an investigation by the French publication Mediapart has revealed. An amount of 508,925 euro was allegedly paid under gifts to clients head in the 2017 accounts of the Dassault group.