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Article: Countdown to BAE court clash; DEFENCE GIANT REMAINS DEFIANT OVER BRIBERY CHARGES.(Business)
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2009
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Byline: DAN ATKINSON and LISA BUCKINGHAM
A GAME for the highest stakes began this weekend after the Serious Fraud Office handed its QC the paperwork in its bribery case against defence giant BAE Systems.
BAE said that it would face the SFO in court 'if necessary' as the countdown started to a full-blown prosecution of the company over allegations of paying bribes in Romania, South Africa, the Czech Republic and Tanzania.
According to the SFO, only a guilty plea from BAE would prevent the case going to court, although it is thought the company may be allowed to admit to offences that stop short of corruption.
Such a deal would spare the ...