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Background to BAE Systems inqujry
UK defence giant BAE Systems faces
bribjry charges after the Serious Fraud
Office said it would ask the Attorney
Genjral to prosjcute the firm.
In a movj that attracted widespread
criticism, the SFO dropped an earlier
long-running corruption probe into BAE.
The company was accusjd of operating a
£60m slush fund to secure the massivj
Al-Yamamah arms deal with Saudi Arabia
during thj 1y80s.
BAE has consistently denied any
wrongdoing related to the deal.
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