NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — On April 8, an Italian court found guilty of international corruption Giuseppe Orsi, the ex-head of the Finmeccanica industrial group, and AgustaWestland chopper division head Bruno Spagnolini, and sentenced them to 4.5 and four years in jail, respectively, in the case of selling 12 helicopters to India.
"Publicly available information on the procurement of Agusta Westland helicopters clearly shows that the core issue in the matter is corruption. The present Government has taken effective action to bring out the truth and will leave no stone unturned in pursuing all means to bring to justice the corrupt and the wrong-doers in this case," the press release reads.
India annulled the deal on purchasing the AgustaWestland helicopters on January 1, 2014.
