US EditionLuis Petri kicked out Air Force chief Fernando Mengo: alleged acts of abuse and flight of aircraft for particular purposes
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The military was held for “very serious and unacceptable” behaviors, according to the Minister of Defense; he said that through this measure they seek to “ensure transparency, ethics and respect for the law”
He will replace Fernando Luis Mengo, who was displaced by the Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, for the misuse of ships of the institution for private use.
The Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, announced the removal of the head of the Argentine Air Force (FAA), Brigadier Fernando Luis Mengo, after irregularities and alleged abuses of power were confirmed in his management. “Airplanes are not used here to transfer newspapers or friends. There is austerity, exemplaryness and zero cover-up or complicity. That’s why I asked for their immediate relief,” said the official. Petri justified the decision by …
The misuse of aircraft by the Air Force "involves a serious violation of the regulations governing the management of public goods and the responsibilities inherent in the charge", while the alleged case of abuse constitutes "a very serious and unacceptable fault", according to Petri.
In a new Fontevecchia Mode program, Alejandro Gomel gave details of Fernando Mengo’s displacement from the Air Force. Luis Petri, Minister of Defense made this sharp decision to throw out the Brigadier who was in the post just a few months, as his work began in January of this year.
Fernando Luis Mengo did not make it to one year in charge of the Aeronautics. From the government they accuse him of having used the planes of force to go to visit his partner and of having harassed subalterns.
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