Officials of ThyssenKrupp, the German corporation that is building submarines for Israel, has expressed pessimism and skepticism about the chances of implementing the latest deal, following the progress of the investigation in Israel of improprieties in the deal , according to to Yediot Ahronot.
The sources say the company is examining opening direct representation of the company's marine systems division, instead of employing a local sales representative, the role played by state's witness Mickey Ganor, as a result of an internal probe into the matter. Due to its inability to investigate Ganor, the results of the company investigation were very partial. The company said that former shipyard general manager Walter Freitag, who played a key role in bringing in Ganor, has refused to cooperate with the ThyssenKrupp investigation.