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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Wednesday, May 17, 2017
MiG-27s bought at inflated prices
Rajapaksa govt.’s controversial MiG deal – Part I
By C. A. Chandraprema-May 16, 2017, 8:17 pm
In 2006, reports appeared in the print media about alleged
irregularities in the purchase of four MiG-27s from Ukraine and the
overhaul of four other MiG aircraft which were already in the possession
of the Air Force. Since the change of government in January 2015, the
new government has shown an interest in investigating the so-called ‘MiG
deal’ and we have seen occasional reports in the media about the
progress of the investigation. Back in 2006, the two most important
allegations about this transaction centred around the difference in the
price of the MiG-27s bought in 2000 and 2006, and the manner in which
the payment was made. In 2000, the first four MiG-27 aircraft along with
the accompanying ground equipment and spares had been bought at a total
price of USD 8 million (or two million USD per package).
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