{"id":179812,"date":"2024-11-21T17:56:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/21\/thales-faces-bribery-and-corruption-investigation\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T17:56:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:56:08","slug":"thales-faces-bribery-and-corruption-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/21\/thales-faces-bribery-and-corruption-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Thales faces bribery and corruption investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An investigation is under way into the France-based defence company Thales for suspected bribery and corruption, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced.\n<\/p>\n

A statement, released shortly after French financial markets had closed for the day, said a joint investigation involving the SFO’s French counterparts PNF was under way.<\/p>\n

It did not detail any allegations beyond the suspected offences.<\/p>\n

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Although based in Paris, the multi-national aviation and defence electronics group employs more than 7,000 people in the UK.<\/p>\n

It has been involved in providing weapons to Ukraine and in September agreed a \u00a3162m contract with the UK government to supply 650 Lightweight Multirole Missiles from its site in Belfast.<\/p>\n

It was reported in June that police in France, the Netherlands and Spain had searched company offices over suspicions of corruption linked to arms sales abroad.<\/p>\n

Thales is Europe’s largest defence technology company and operates three divisions; Aerospace, Transport and Defence and Security.<\/p>\n

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SFO director, Nick Ephgrave, said: “Working collaboratively with our international partners is a crucial factor in the fight against international corruption and with this case I hope to reinforce the SFO and PNF’s long-standing relationship, built on mutual cooperation and shared success.<\/p>\n

“We will together rigorously pursue every avenue in our investigation into these serious allegations.”<\/p>\n

Thales was yet to comment on the inquiry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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