Press: Army spends CZK 8 billion on equipment without holding tenders

On Tuesday Hospodářské noviny reported that the Czech army had spent CZK 8 billion, or over USD 420 million, on weapons, cars and airplanes without having launched tenders for the contracts. The newspaper said the firm MPI Group, which is owned by a friend of Defence Minister Martin Barták, had supplied the army with ammunition for almost CZK 1 billion.