The head of the working group on bribery at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the world's leading anti-bribery watchdog, has demanded that the government explain why it ordered the Serious Fraud Office to abandon a two-year inquiry into alleged corruption involved in BAE Systems' £40bn defence deal with Saudi Arabia.
Serious Fraud Office drops case against BAE
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Lord Goldsmith had said that both Mr Blair and Defence Secretary Des Browne had argued that carrying on the investigation would "harm intelligence and diplomatic co-operation with Saudi Arabia", which in turn would "damage the UK's national security."!!