Shocked Control Committee with sensational sales information – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): After a thrilling run in current control hearing, opened Committee Chairperson Martin Kolberg (Ap) that there may be new hearing.

The reasons are the information that NMA notified Defence Logistics Organisation at the general level twice.

– It must be handled in closed session, said committee chairwoman Martin Kolberg (Ap).

In addition claimed Morten Larsos the NMA that it has taken meetings Foreign Affairs and been extensive Communications Act between both MFA and the Ministry of Defence on the issue.

There, among other material information that the Audit Committee has requested, have been exchanged.

Without Control Committee has received some information.

Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs was particularly concerned three questions when brokerage Norwegian Brokerage & amp; Auction (NMA) and the CEO Morten Larsos should explain themselves.

– How much sold NMA boats further, how did the documentation, and how it ended up in Africa?

Thursday’s hearing is held because of Dagbladet’s revelations about the sale of 10 naval vessels to paramilitary actors in West Africa.

NMA has been involved in most sales processes and is a key actor. Økokrim conducted a raid on the company in January, and the closely linked to the irregularities mentioned in the PwC report.

In the midst of the hearing came Morten Larsos the NMA with new startling information.

They claim to sit on the copies of all the lost contracts Defence Logistics Organisation has been looking for the last ten months.

Late autumn 2013 sold defense coastguard vessel KV “Titran ‘for 8.3 million to the private South African warship manufacturer Nautic Africa. The company specializes in trading with war and patrol vessels for military and paramilitary organizations including the Africa and Middle East.

In consultation also revealed NMA for the first time that Nautic Africa sold “Titran” on to OMAK Maritime for $ 2.4 million.

Morten Larsos the NMA says that they in turn earned 3.6 million dollars to mediate KV Titran for defense.

It is a startling high broker gains as defense only got one million euros, or 8.3 million. Meanwhile, they argue buyer sold the boat further $ 2.4 million.

– The information you come by now, you must send to us officially, says Martin Kolberg (Ap).

Two sales messages

Then came Morten Larsos the NMA with yet another shock enlightenment:

Defence Logistics Organisation has sold KV Titran to Nautic Africa (Africa’s largest private weapons seller) – but conferred it directly to the Nigerian security company Omak Maritime – and that it was written a separate sales message with this company.

So the Armed Forces have written two sales messages: A company that is listed as the buyer, and a secret sales message to the paramilitary company actually bought the boat.

Denies visit

Also the much-publicized visit to Haakonsvern, where central Nigerian traffickers were present, was a theme. NMA claims the visit never took place.

According visit log Haakonsvern, as the Ministry of Defence told the Audit Committee, the following are recorded if present when the Nigerian traffickers visited the Norwegian base.

VISITS LOG
25. July 2012: NMA viewing Hessa, Vigra and Titran

In attendance: Representatives of the NMA. African Union and Nigerian embassy in Stockholm:

Morten Larsos, Sverre solbakken, Colm Doyle, Chibundom Nwabueze Nwuche, Benedict

Onachie Amabi, Solomon Okhiria.

2.-3. August 2012: Inspection of Hessa, Vigra and Titran

In attendance: NMA, African Union and Nigerian embassy in Stockholm:

Morten Larsos, Sverre solbakken, Colm Doyle, Chibundom Nwabueze Nwuche, Benedict

Onachie Amabi, Solomon Okhiria, Vincent Ogwanighie

Morten Larsos, which itself stands in visitor log, argued in the hearing that besløket never took place:

– The visit should happen, but the Nigerian ambassador never met up. And there was never any meeting, says Larsos.