Nikolai Gigov - Arms Dealer with ties to EADS
onlineredaktion - Nikolai Gigov is an extremely well-connected businessman, whose legitimate business interests besides Delta G include insurance and private security ventures as well as ownership of Sofia's Lokomotiv soccer club.
He is widely alleged to have brokered arms deals with the former Yugoslavia in violation of UN embargoes, and may have an ongoing role in illegal traffic in methamphetamines. He has family ties to Serbia, and displays a vocal antipathy toward Muslims.
Through a combination of personal ties and liberal political donations, Gigov counts many of Bulgaria's most powerful figures as "close personal friends," including President Parvanov, Interior Minister Petkov, and Sofia Mayor Borisov. He recently put these ties to use as the local agent for EADS, helping the European consortium win the MoD's competition to supply the Bulgarian military with Eurocopter helicopters.
He has also worked with General Dynamics to supply Bulgarian-origin weapons and munitions to the Afghan National Army, and has indicated to us that he is interested in representing either Boeing or Lockheed in the MoD's anticipated tender for fighter aircraft.
He is widely alleged to have brokered arms deals with the former Yugoslavia in violation of UN embargoes, and may have an ongoing role in illegal traffic in methamphetamines. He has family ties to Serbia, and displays a vocal antipathy toward Muslims.
Through a combination of personal ties and liberal political donations, Gigov counts many of Bulgaria's most powerful figures as "close personal friends," including President Parvanov, Interior Minister Petkov, and Sofia Mayor Borisov. He recently put these ties to use as the local agent for EADS, helping the European consortium win the MoD's competition to supply the Bulgarian military with Eurocopter helicopters.
He has also worked with General Dynamics to supply Bulgarian-origin weapons and munitions to the Afghan National Army, and has indicated to us that he is interested in representing either Boeing or Lockheed in the MoD's anticipated tender for fighter aircraft.
sfux - 12. Mai, 09:25 Article 3208x read
Interessant wäre es übrigens zu erfahren, wie die Redaktion auf Gigov gestoßen hat. Habt Ihr was recherchiert oder er meldete sich selber bei Euch? Irgendwie scheint der Bericht bloß eine PR-Mitteilung zu sein, er ist gar nicht kritisch über Gigov, dieser Typ würde sich eigentlich freuen.
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