#Natogate: scandal, fallout, reckoning?

#Natogate, explainedAmmunition, bags of cash and a web of (former) NATO officials – here’s what you need to know:

• Four corruption investigations linked to NATO’s procurement agency, the NSPA, came to light this year.
• Together with Le Soir, Knack and La Lettre, Follow the Money unveiled new details about the Belgian and Dutch investigations first announced in May.
• Two U.S. investigations in late stages were abruptly dropped by the Trump administration on 9 July, FTM and partners also disclosed.
• One of the dropped cases, involved Turkish military entrepreneur Ismail Terlemez, accused of having taken bribes while still working at NSPA in 2019-2020.
• Former DOJ officials said the cases raise red flags of political interference. “Both the motions to dismiss on the same exact day – that would be like lightning striking your house twice in one day,” one of the officials said.

See also:

• US pulls plug on major NATO corruption probes – top suspects walk free
• Five things to know about the NATO corruption scandal

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