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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense declined to comment Monday on a report that the military has formally sought damages from France over the illegal payment of commissions in a Mirage fighter deal in the 1990s.
The ministry stressed, however, that it will always actively defend national interests.
The pro-government United Daily News reported Monday that Taiwan's Air Force filed an application with the Paris-based ICC International Court of Arbitration late last year seeking compensation from the French supplier of the aircraft for paying illegal commissions to secure the deal.
The report also said Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu confirmed at a Legislative Yuan meeting in October 2011 that the military had been collecting evidence on suspected irregularities in the Mirage deal and had retained lawyers to handle litigation in the coming year.
Read the full story at Want China Times