Ex-Chancellor Hugo De Zela Reaffirms that José Balcázar Knew About the Purchase of F-16 Aircraft Since February: “I Agreed”
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The former minister maintained that the continuity of the military acquisition process would have been maintained by supreme decrees signed by the Executive
Retiring Rear Admiral FAP, Juan Carlos Llosa, director of the Center for Geopolitical Studies and National Security (CEGESEN), released his language and described as “irresponsible” the statements of President José María Balcázar about the purchase of 24 F-16 aircraft from Lockheed Martin. It turns out that the president, in a Sunday interview, denounced that everything was made “by finger” and with a “secretud” regulation that left out French a…
The Union Air Force - an association that includes retired officers, technicians and non-commissioned officers of the Peruvian Air Force (FAP) - yesterday supported the purchase of the F-16 Block 70 U.S. fighters and questioned whether President José Balcázar said he was unaware of the operation.The military association defended the technical rigurosity followed and stressed that Balcázar knew about the purchase as confirmed by the decrees he si…
Former chancellor Hugo de Zela revealed communications he had with President José María Balcázar for WhatsApp to ensure that the latter knew and approved the purchase of the F-16 planes from the United States since February, in order to contradict the version that the president has given saying that the ministers involved “were sent” without their consent to continue with this acquisition.
Hugo de Zela said this Tuesday that President José María Balcázar was informed from the beginning of his management of the purchase of 12 F-16 aircraft from an American company, and expressed his regret that the president denied that knowledge.De Zela taught RPP WhatsApp messages last February in which he would have informed the president about an urgent issue that they should deal with in person, before he defined his decision to continue in th…
The former chief of staff warned of the need to maintain Chile's deterrent capacity and upgrade military equipment, following the acquisition of 24 fighters by the neighbouring country.
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