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Defense discovered irregularities in the administration of funds and in the collection of travel expenses for inspections not carried out on ships in the Cotec de la Armada
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October 13, 2022 at 10:14
The National Navy ordered the strict arrest for 15 days for the former commander of the force, Admiral Carlos Abilleiraby “serious misconduct” in its actions in the Technical Commission of the Navy (Cotec)informed the media Defensa.com and confirmed military sources to The Observer.
The penalty is the result of end of administrative investigation ordered by the force of the sea, in which it was verified irregularities in the inspection of ships.
But in addition to the internal investigation, the Ministry of National Defense denounced in October last year before the prosecution alleged irregularities in Cotec, which involve at least eight other officers, in addition to Abilleira. The judicial investigation is still ongoing.
In 2020 the Ministry of Defense discovered errors in the “management and administration of funds”and that the “collection of inspections not carried out” on ships through per diemreported Minister Javier García at a press conference held in October 2021, recorded by Underlined.
Military sources clarified that “several” of the others involved “have no military status” for “having retired several years ago”, so The same sanction is not applied to them as to Abilleira.
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