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Triple the price
The army bought masks at horrendous prices, now the military justice must investigate
The army bought protective masks at excessive prices several times from the same company and paid them more than 20 million francs.
The army had bought masks for roughly three times the market price.
In spring, after the outbreak of the crown crisis, protective masks were a rare commodity. The army in charge of supplying the population had practically no reserves. As a recent report from the Department of Defense showed, he bought FFP2 masks at a unit price of up to 9.90 francs. About three times the market price. In particular, a company that belonged to exponents of the Junge SVP Zurich collected. Later, the army bought him masks for more than 22 million. Later, the young entrepreneurs attracted attention by buying luxury cars: a Bentley and a Ferrari.
The lawyer for the Lucerne company, Loris Fabrizio Mainardi, has filed a criminal complaint with the Zug prosecutor and has also used the military justice system. The chief auditor is supposed to investigate that members of the military may have committed a crime. “On the business side, the first question that arises is whether it was usury,” says Mainardi. “On the part of those responsible for the federal administration, it may be a matter of bribery or unfaithful administration. I hope that the criminal justice system will now open the necessary procedures and resolve this matter. It’s about public money. “
In any case, it is noted that the company in question came into play repeatedly at the beginning of the crown crisis. A brigadier and lawyer responsible for the acquisition of masks is said to have played a driving role.
The question is whether the scams had a chance thanks to ties to the military. In the spring it was packed with merchants who wanted to get rich quick with masks. But some did not even make it to the VBS, even though they wanted to offer cheaper than the young Zurich entrepreneurs. In March, an army spokesperson explained to CH Media: “The army pharmacy acquires reliable and proven products on the world market.”
It is the presumption of innocence.
