Funding of 13,500 euros donated by the cooperation program of the US Armed Forces European Command was used to purchase 1,000 liters of disinfectant and 22,500 pairs of gloves. Delivery to schools was provided by NBS in cooperation with municipalities.
As far as the program is aware, the donation was first registered in the balance sheet of another institution – the State Defense Military Facilities and Procurement Center.
After its reorganization, disinfectants and gloves, which had long been distributed to schools, were transferred to VALIC headed by Kopeikas. Therefore, it is not excluded that criminal proceedings have been initiated for incorrect write-off of property.
The Armed Forces officially confirmed only that the Military Police investigation was opened against one person for forgery.
The suspended Kopeika refused to talk about the circumstances of the investigation in a short telephone conversation with “De Facto”, but clearly indicated that the initiation of the case against him was connected to the checks he had carried out in the institution.
“Basically, the officials who are responsible for procurement control find a case that is nth years old, and then it was pulled out at the very time when I was investigating, I think, more important things.
And, miraculously, relatives of people connected with procurement are also involved in this case.
Well, a lot of coincidences. A little earlier, the same people, about a month ago, tried to fabricate a case of mobbing against me.
There was an attempt to suspend me already in March,” says Kopeika.
He claims that since the beginning of the year, he has thoroughly checked the procurements of the Ministry of Defense and discovered significant violations – both document falsifications and possible unauthorized agreements. Having also, as he says, found out the real people responsible for the purchase of 220 million euros of food.
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