Narjas: Krupa Intentionally Lies about My Qualification for Tipos

Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) - I meet all the requirements for the post of board member in state-run lottery company Tipos, MP Erik Narjas said in response to the statements made by opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MP Juraj Krupa earlier on Monday. According to Narjas, it is Krupa who should be dismissed because he isn't qualified to lead the parliamentary defence and security committee. In addition, based on the election results, this position belongs to OLaNO, and Krupa also has his seat in Parliament thanks to OLaNO. "Krupa is knowingly lying about my qualifications, I'd like to introduce him to my professional background," emphasised Narjas. The MP pointed out that he studied financial management at the University of Warsaw. In the past, he worked as the CEO of the financial Zebra group LLC as well as the payment institution Fondy LTD. As an MP he is a member of the committee for finance and the budget. "I want to make use of my previous experience in the field of financial management for the benefit of increasing the competitiveness of the state-owned company Tipos, without any claim to remuneration," added Narjas. According to Krupa, Interim Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO), who's also acting Finance Minister, should immediately dismiss Erik Narjas from the Tipos board. Krupa said this in response to findings of news website aktuality.sk, which reported that ex-finance minister and OLaNO leader Igor Matovic appointed Narjas to the board only a day before he officially left the Finance Ministry as its boss in December. Narjas hasn't been paid for the job yet, stating that he views it as his external consultancy service for Tipos. am/mcs