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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>One of Israel\u2019s top arms companies, Elbit Systems has refuted reports of corruption and bribery in the procurement of Gulfstream G650 Presidential Jet.<\/p>\n

Last month, the Anti-Corruption Commission arrested some former officials in the PF administration including ex Defence Permanent Secretary Stardy Mwale on suspicion of corruption in deals worth over $500 million with Israeli defence contractor, Elbit in relation to the procurement of the Gulfstream G650 Presidential Jet.<\/p>\n

The ACC\u2019s statement stressed that as the chairman of the ministry\u2019s procurement committee, Mr. Mwale failed to comply with proper procedure and was charged with fraud and other violations regarding three contracts with Elbit Systems \u201cfor goods and services not supplied in full\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, three other former senior Defence Ministry officials \u2013 including the former chief accountant \u2013 were also arrested, before all four of the detained were released on bail and are soon to be brought before a judge.<\/p>\n

Purchased in 2019 by President Edgar Lungu\u2019s administration, the presidential jet was outfitted with an anti-missile defence system known as Elbit J-Music, which caused it to be bought at an extortionate amount of money for the cash-strapped country and became a huge political scandal.<\/p>\n

According to Defence Minister, Ambrose Lufuma, the Gulfstream \u201cwas purchased at an exorbitant price of $194.9 million inclusive of the accessories\u201d, stating that the Zambian government is attempting to sell the plane and replace it with a cheaper one.<\/p>\n

Mr. Lufuma also said that the plane and its accessories were seemingly purchased by the former president at a higher price than they should have been, with the plane itself having cost $20 million more than its actual price, and the J-Music defence system bought at $50 million \u2013 $45 million more than its price of $5 million.<\/p>\n

Those contracts consist of a $400 million deal to modernise the Zambian armed forces, a $124 million contract between Elbit and a local defence company, and another contract with Elbit worth $50 million.<\/p>\n

The $400 million to modernise Zambia\u2019s armed forces, which really went to pay for the plane, was provided by the Israel Discount Bank in the form of a loan.<\/p>\n

That, as well as a spate of other defence deals with Israeli companies, came after former president Lungu\u2019s 2017 visit to Israel in which he met with then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n

In response to the Zambian government and the ACC\u2019s request for information, Elbit claimed that it \u201cdoes not correspond to reality, to say the least. \u201dElbit has a compliance and enforcement system on the subject, which meets the highest criteria, and will not lend its hand to corruption and bribery, not even indirectly.\u201d<\/p>\n

It added: \u201cTo the best of our knowledge, the integrity of the interaction was examined by the Zambian authorities and no fault was found in the conduct of Elbit and no blame was placed on Elbit.\u201d<\/p>\n

It said, \u201cWith the publication of the news about allegedly improper procedures in Zambia, we launched a comprehensive investigation while monitoring the foreign publications and the parties involved in the publication.\u201d<\/p>\n

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