Uruguay's Defense Ministry takes disciplinary measures in Cardama deal probe

Uruguay's Defense Ministry takes disciplinary measures in Cardama deal probe

Senior Uruguayan Navy officers, including former Commander-in-Chief Jorge Wilson, were handed down arrest sanctions for their roles in purchasing two ocean patrol vessels (OPVs) from Spain's Cardama shipyard, a company with no experience in that type of unit, and was also facing financial hardships.

The Minister of Defense, Sandra Lazo, confirmed that she will appear before the bench of the Broad Front to provide details on the sanctions imposed on senior officers of the National Navy, in the context of the irregularities detected in the purchase of two ocean patrols from the Spanish shipyard Cardama. The sanctions reached the former commander-in-chief Jorge Wilson and three other naval leaders, having found that payments were released with…

The Ministry of Defense of Uruguay decided to punish with 15 to 30 days of rigorous arrest four high-ranking officers of the National Navy involved in the negotiations with the shipyard Cardama for the construction of two ocean patrol cars (OPVs).These sanctions arise from an internal investigation that has been carried out for weeks by the advisers of the defense minister of Uruguay Sandra Lazo.Among those sanctioned is the former commander-in-…

The Ministry of Defence of Uruguay has sanctioned four leaders of the National Navy for irregularities in the process of purchasing two OPV-type ocean patrols from the Spanish shipyard Cardama, based in Vigo.

The Ministry of Defense of Uruguay has sanctioned four leaders of the National Navy for...