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**Peter Nisztor: Gazeta Polska:“The affair with the modernization of German leopards”**
"This is 1 of the key contracts for the Polish army. On 28 December 2015, after the acquisition of power by the Law and Justice, a consortium consisting of the Polish Armed Forces Group and German Rheinmetal company signed a PLN 2.4 billion contract to upgrade 128 German Leopard tanks in the state of the Polish army. A key function in this consortium, in addition to Rheinmetal, was played by Bumar Łabada, a associate of the PGZ. erstwhile members of the board and supervisory board of the key arms company, concluding an agreement to upgrade Leopard tanks in late 2015, were to realize that the company was incapable to comply with this strategical contract. According to investigators, losses from this are at least PLN 38,5 million between 2002 and 2004. The first proceedings were annulled. The second was for the period of change of power in Poland. In the fall, after winning the parliamentary election, the power took over the Law and Justice. During this time, a consortium consisting of the Polish Armed Forces Group and subsidiaries together with the German Rheinmetal company submitted an offer to upgrade German tanks. Negotiations on this issue continued between November and December 2015. ‘