He Ministry of Defense (MEASURE) confirmed this Tuesday that he had a contract with Jochi Gomez to supply technology in matters of national security, as the businessman revealed on Monday, but He terminated it last September. of this year 2024.
On September 10, the suspension was “communicated” to Gomezinformed Free Diary he Ministry of Defense.
Gomez revealed on Monday that it had an agreement with the Ministry of Defensewhich it said was signed in the first government of Luis Abinader, but the government institution clarified that it was signed on June 23, 2020, almost two months before the president took power.
The businessman’s company is Aurix and, according to him, he was “the only contract private” owned by the Ministry of Defense in national security.
Gomez He is also one of the owners of the company Transcore Latamwhich operated the traffic light network in another agreement with the Government, through Intrant, which is accused of a series of irregularities, for which the Ministry Public investigate it.
MEASURE affirms contract was never executed
By ensuring that the contract with Aurix was signed almost two months before Abinader’s first government took office, that institution also states that it “ruled out cooperation with that firm,” so did not put said agreement into effect.
He MEASURE “He never requested the information to which the company committed, nor did he carry out any of the agreed actions.”
“On August 16 of the current year, a new Minister of Defenseand in the process of reviewing pending issues, including agreements with public and private institutions, the existence of the cooperation agreement with Aurix was recorded,” he indicated.
He added: “The State Elderly General of the Armed Forces decided to carry out the formal termination of that cooperation because it wasn’t necessary.”
Scandal with Transcore Latam
Due to the scandal generated by the contract of Transcore Latamwhich amounted to 1,317 million 350 thousand 997 pesos, the former head of the National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant), Hugo Beras requested a leave of absence from office and was replaced by the president.
In the litigation in court over the suspension announced by the Department of Purchasing and Contracting of the contract with Transcore LatamSRL., in November of last year the lawyer of that company said that this would turn off the traffic light networkwhich was not done then.
However, on August 28, 29 and 30 of this year 2024, the transit devices did not work, which caused chaos in the National District and Intrant announced the definitive termination of the agreement with Transcore Latam and accused her of sabotaging the network.
