Roshel Inc. countersuing ex\u002Demployee for $11 million in damages for “defamation, malicious falsehood” and breach of contract
In his lawsuit, he claims the company failed to pay him a $460,000 commission for helping broker the deal with the government and instead “misappropriated” the money for “unlawful purposes” that break international and Canadian anti-corruption laws. He also wants the court to order an accounting and tracing of all money sent by the government to Roshel as part of the $92-million deal.
The National Post first reported in January on questions being raised about how Roshel managed to secure the $92-million contract with the Canadian government for 200 of the company’s Senator armoured personnel carriers for Ukraine without any competition. According to a U.S. State Department report, Barbul was charged with large-scale embezzlement in 2019 relating to allegations of a fictitious procurement contract during his time as head of Ukraine’s state-owned defence company SpetsTechnoExport until 2018.Article contentSestritsyn alleges that Barbul’s job was to arrange procurement contracts for Roshel’s equipment to the Ukrainian government.
In its statement of defence, Roshel said it had hired Dynamic Systems, the company where Barbul worked, to assist in finding sales opportunities in the Commonwealth of Independent States in exchange for a contract price commission. But Sestritsyn says he only discovered Barbul’s role with the company on Feb. 10, weeks after Canada agreed to purchase 200 Senator APCs for Ukraine, during a discussion with Shimonov during which the company president allegedly “reneged” on his promise of a commission.
Shimonov’s alleged hope was not in vain, as shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Roshel hired lobbying firm Earnscliffe to broker a deal for eight APCs to be sent to Ukraine from the Canadian government. “The basis for the price increase was explained to CCC with supporting evidence and CCC agreed to it,” the company argues.
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