MF Dnes: Authorities knew about dubious Tatra army commissions four years ago

The daily Mladá fronta Dnes writes that Czech ministers and police were aware of dubious commissions of Tatra lorries for the army made four years ago. At that time, the military secret service submitted wiretappings proving the questionable circumstances of the deal, but the organised crime department of the police did not investigate. The paper writes that then defence minister Jiří Šedivý eventually signed a contract for 556 vehicles for 2.6 billion crowns despite being warned by the secret service. He says he had been under a tremendous pressure from politicians and subordinates. Tatra chief executive officer Ronald Adams said on Thursday that on account of the latest information he had ordered a thorough investigation inside the company.