The perception of impropriety played a significant role in the downfall of Kyrgyzstan’s former president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, experts testified on April 22 at a US congressional hearing into Pentagon contracting practices at the Manas Transit Center outside Bishkek.
A US Congressional investigation into fuel contracting at the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan could test the US Department of Justice’s willingness to apply to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) to Pentagon contracting, observers say.
Red Star Enterprises Ltd. and Mina Corp Ltd., companies that are now the subjects of a US congressional probe into potentially improper fuel contracting at the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan, created an opaque financial structure across three business centers on two continents.
Red Star Enterprises Ltd. and Mina Corp Ltd., companies that are now the subjects of a US congressional probe into potentially improper fuel contracting at the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan, created an opaque financial structure across three business centers on two continents.
Fuel contracts at Manas Transit Center, a US air base near Bishkek, may be subject to a re-bid, if irregularities are uncovered in the way they were secured or awarded, US Under Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affair Robert Blake says.
A US congressional subcommittee is opening a wide-ranging investigation into the Defense Department's fuel contracting practices at the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan.
Operations at the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan have returned to normal after days of uncertainty and disruptions. Yet, even though the key cog in the Northern Distribution Network is back in action, the re-supply line continues to encounter lengthy delays in delivering materiel to US and NATO troops in Afghanistan.
The upheaval gripping Kyrgyzstan is disrupting the flow of troops and materials bound for Afghanistan. A Defense Department announcement stated that the American-operated Manas Transit Center, located outside the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, will remain closed to US military and contractor air traffic from April 8-12.
The American air hub outside Bishkek may have a new name -- the Manas Transit Center -- but its operational capabilities remain largely unchanged. The new lease agreement covering activities at the American facility does not differ substantially from the previous pact. The only major change is that Washington is now paying Bishkek a whole lot more in rent.
