A Kazakh defence official has been arrested after irregularities were found to surround a 2006 weapons deal signed with Israel according to a report by news agency afp.
Deputy Defence Minister Lieutenant-General Kazhimurat Mayermanov oversaw a $190m defence contract with Israeli defence companies Soltam Systems and IMI for modern artillery using unmanned aerial drone technology for the Kazakh Army.
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The companies were to show Kazakhstan how to build its own wares – but to date, 80% of what has been built has been found to be defective.
Mayermanov has been charged with abuse of office and exceeding office after the nation paid more than $82m in damages as a result of the contracts.
