It is up to a competent court to convict a wrongdoer and it is not the intention of this series of articles to call anyone corrupt and make decisions. Instead what is intended is to shed some light based on third party generated, non-political evidence, widely available to readers, on possible corruption and collusion in military purchases. This evidence is not the creation of any interested party trying to defame anyone. In fact it has been created in most instances by the actors themselves! That means the accuracy, objectivity and relevance of these pieces of evidence remain very high.
Most of these fraudulent purchases that didn’t go through the proper channels of government owned Lanka Logistics, were returned subsequently for poor quality. This is a classic case of massive fraud in defence purchases. The reason for limited leeway given to tri-forces commanders in purchasing was to take responsibility for their requirements. Clearly Fonseka didn’t do a good job due to wide spread corruption in contracting directly with suppliers.
This is clear and indisputable proof of malpractices by a top General.
"Sri Lanka has also requested $25 million worth of 81 mm, 120 mm and 130 mm mortar ammunition to be delivered within a month, the sources told IANS.
General Sarath Fonseka, the Sri Lankan army chief who spent six days in India last month, has conveyed the requirements to his Pakistani counterpart, General Ashraf Pervez Kayani, said the sources.
The Pakistani military has apparently agreed to supply the ammunition on an emergency basis from its War Wastage Reserve maintained in various army depots."
This bypassed all the controls laid down by the Defence Secretary.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/sri-lankas-sos-to-pakistan-for-urgent-arms-supplies_10033531.html
However, time and time again these purchases proved defective. Along with these mortars (81mm) and artillery (120mm and 130mm) fuses were purchased. Fuse is an essential part of an artillery or mortar shell that is at the tip of the mortar/artillery. Defective fuses caused explosions in artillery stacks near howitzer guns killing own soldiers. On top of that this meant soldiers in the battlefield didn’t get fire support these shells were supposed to provide. That too killed our soldiers.
Clear evidence of defective fuses and other material that came via the short circuited purchasing procedure can be found in the following news item.
"The reports said a major problem faced by Sri Lankan forces was that of electronic fuses for bombs supplied by Pakistan.
Of the 500 fuses of types AB-103 and AB-104 supplied by Pakistan earlier, 200 were found faulty because of which Sri Lankan forces suffered huge reverses against the LTTE. Islamabad had agreed to take them back, the reports said."
http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2007/2/12443.html
Now these individuals are gunning for power for obvious reasons of power and corruption. It is up to the people to defeat them and chase them away to where they belong - tax havens of the Caribbean where they have bought a mansion which they use as a hotel.
Most of these fraudulent purchases that didn’t go through the proper channels of government owned Lanka Logistics, were returned subsequently for poor quality. This is a classic case of massive fraud in defence purchases. The reason for limited leeway given to tri-forces commanders in purchasing was to take responsibility for their requirements. Clearly Fonseka didn’t do a good job due to wide spread corruption in contracting directly with suppliers.
This is clear and indisputable proof of malpractices by a top General.
"Sri Lanka has also requested $25 million worth of 81 mm, 120 mm and 130 mm mortar ammunition to be delivered within a month, the sources told IANS.
General Sarath Fonseka, the Sri Lankan army chief who spent six days in India last month, has conveyed the requirements to his Pakistani counterpart, General Ashraf Pervez Kayani, said the sources.
The Pakistani military has apparently agreed to supply the ammunition on an emergency basis from its War Wastage Reserve maintained in various army depots."
This bypassed all the controls laid down by the Defence Secretary.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/sri-lankas-sos-to-pakistan-for-urgent-arms-supplies_10033531.html
However, time and time again these purchases proved defective. Along with these mortars (81mm) and artillery (120mm and 130mm) fuses were purchased. Fuse is an essential part of an artillery or mortar shell that is at the tip of the mortar/artillery. Defective fuses caused explosions in artillery stacks near howitzer guns killing own soldiers. On top of that this meant soldiers in the battlefield didn’t get fire support these shells were supposed to provide. That too killed our soldiers.
Clear evidence of defective fuses and other material that came via the short circuited purchasing procedure can be found in the following news item.
"The reports said a major problem faced by Sri Lankan forces was that of electronic fuses for bombs supplied by Pakistan.
Of the 500 fuses of types AB-103 and AB-104 supplied by Pakistan earlier, 200 were found faulty because of which Sri Lankan forces suffered huge reverses against the LTTE. Islamabad had agreed to take them back, the reports said."
http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2007/2/12443.html
Now these individuals are gunning for power for obvious reasons of power and corruption. It is up to the people to defeat them and chase them away to where they belong - tax havens of the Caribbean where they have bought a mansion which they use as a hotel.
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