Posted 3/7/2024, 11:27:00 AM
UK Ministry of Defence Tied to Decades of Alleged Saudi Arms Deal Corruption
- Revelation that UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) paid millions to firm later accused of secret payments to Saudi officials, stemming from 1970s arms deal
- In 1990s, senior MoD official said payments to Saudi officials were required under the deal via offshore network
- Two men recently acquitted of wrongdoing in the case after arguing MoD had authorized the payments for decades
- Evidence suggests £8m MoD paid to Saudi company in 2014 after earlier payments stopped was new "deniable fiddle"
- Case exposed high-level UK government knowledge of alleged corruption with Saudi arms deals over decades