CEFOFICISTO BAKTARO ARRESTED AFTER SUPPOSED ARMS DEALBaktaro at an event in NovemberSilvio Baktaro, CEO of ARMARGO was arrested by the police after an anonymous informer accused him of an illegal arms deal. The information was sent together with incriminating evidence.
Baktaro's position is now vacant until a verdict is passed. Together with their superior ten other officials of the state owned company were arrested.
In total around 3000 rifles, 500 explosives and 1200 pistols were sold to a yet unknown customer.
Director Benno ordered to stop all transactions of the company and to freeze all accounts until the investigations are concluded. While this case is especially grave it is
the third irregularity during the course of ten months in the Economic Consortium Benno also announced her party would bring a new anti corruption law on the way.
"The overall degree of corruption that has spread in numerous branches of our economy has become unbearable. Events like this one
harm the trust of the people in our system and it is therefore my duty to prevent them in the future. My party and I will draft a law to fight corruption as quickly as possible.
We plan to present it to parliament in a few weeks."
RELIGIOUS PROTESTS IN RUGATUROBecause of the current parliamentary debate on a new law regarding religions around 1200 members of different religions gathered in front of the peoples
chamber to protest. Some expressed their fear the situation might develop like in Kopsje.
A fear also held by people inside the parliament. Especially the Liberal Party and the National Awakening warn about the consequences of the law.
Liberals are mostly afraid about a loss of individual rights, nationals mention the "loss and even deliberate destruction of cultural identity.
PDDS and Reform Party defend their laws stating "It touches the rights of religious organisations not persons. Being religious or spiritiual remains
a right of the individual."
A decision on the bill is expected in a week.