The crown prince’s close friend is drawn into a case of nepotism in the Defence

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crown Prince Frederik’s close friend Jeppe Handwerk is pulled now into a study of possible reciprocity in the frogman corps.

In Auditørkorpsets study of the possible nepotism involved namely the purchase of the boat motors to the corps in 2018 – a sale, as Jeppe Handwerks company Copenhagen Global has been behind.

It confirms the defense department’s Equipment and Indkøbsstyrelse to Ekstra Bladet.

According to the agency was made by the company procured two fast rescue RHIB-boats with associated motors of the type FPT N67 550.

Why the sales of just bådmotorerne from the Copenhagen Global, where Handwerk is the managing director, are involved in the investigation of the bipartisan, it has not be possible to get answers from Auditørkorpset on.

According to the department of defense Equipment and Indkøbsstyrelse it was only the us department of defense and the Copenhagen Global that could provide the desired boat.

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Handwerks company was, however, cheaper than the americans, writes the agency in an email.

‘After to have received offers from the two possible suppliers, it was in the FMI (defense department’s Material and Indkøbsstyrelse , red.) decided to buy through the Danish supplier, since the total price was cheaper than buying them in the UNITED states, regardless of the choice of the type of engine, at the same time, the RHIB could be delivered up to eight months earlier by the Danish supplier.

‘also, RHIB from the Danish supplier directly supplied in Denmark, rather than in the UNITED states, which was the alternative,’ writes the agency.

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Jeppe Handwerk was 18. august 2002 dedicated to Birgitte Zachau in Hou church on the island of Langeland. With to the festivities was crown prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson before they were married. Photo: Ole Steen

the Investigation of the frogman corps comes in the wake of questions asked by forsvarsmediet Olfi on elitekorpset.

In an interview with forsvarsmediet, told the head of the Danish frogman corps Jens Birkebæk Bach, among other things, that the members of the band Antonelli Orchestra, known from Dancing With the stars on TV2, had entertained at a private party for the boss.

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the Conductor of the band, Claes Antonsen, is, according to the Olfi private friend with Jens Birkebæk Bach, and in september was kapelmesteren and a few guests were invited up to Participating in the Kongsøre of the head of the Danish frogman corps, told Jens Birkebæk Bach in the interview.

they were among other things a guided tour and more experiences, even if marinestationen usually closed to civilians.

the Copenhagen Global is a subsidiary of Copenhagen Group, which is owned by Jeppe Handwerk and his wife Birgitte Handwerk.

the Copenhagen Group provides through its four subsidiaries, a wide range of services, including the hardware for defense and organisations around the world.

the Couple’s holding company, Handwerk Holding A/S, had in the year 2018, an equity of 14.5 million dollars.

Jeppe Handwerk only want to give a short comment to the Ekstra information.

– Everything is by the book, he writes in an email.

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