Ostrowski Arms under fire for his part in Iraq tender

The company's role in the consortium which won the tender to supply equipment to the Iraq Army is currently under investigation by military and civil bodies. "Ostrowski has obviously violated Polish law by offering advisory services and leading negotiations between the Nour consortium and Polish producers," said Tomasz Hypki, a military expert who was working on the bill concerning international trade of strategic technologies and services. Ostrowski tried to defend his stance by saying that his company solely acted as an adviser and which links Polish companies with foreign partners. However, this is also a violation of the relevant legal acts. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.