EUROPEAN DEFENCE prime Leonardo clarified that it is not the subject of a judicial investigation in relation to the delivery of 28 Typhoon multi-role fighters to Kuwait, hours after Kuwaiti news outlets reported the alleged misappropriation of public funds by military officers in relation to the programme. On January 24, the state-run Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) had reported that the Kuwaiti cabinet was briefed on the referral of two senior army officers, including a major general, to the public prosecutor for "alleged misappropriation of public funds" in relation to the country s contract for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter. The KUNA report said that Kuwait's Nazaha anti-corruption authority reported the allegations after being notified by senior government officials in June last year.
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