British American Tobacco investigated by Serious Fraud Office.
BAT said that it had been investigating the claims through external legal advisers and it had been co-operating with the SFO. The firm said it also intended to co-operate with this formal investigation. Paul Hopkins, who worked for BAT, a British company, in Kenya for 13 years, told Panorama he had begun paying bribes after being told it was the cost of doing business in Africa. The payments were aimed at influencing laws surrounding the use of tobacco in the region. The SFO confirmed it was “investigating suspicions of corruption in the conduct of business by BAT plc, its subsidiaries and associated persons”. BBC News
SFOは、「BAT plc、その子会社および関連者による事業遂行の不正疑惑を調査している」ことを確認
BATは、外部法律顧問を通じ内容を調査しており、SFOと協力。ポーランド・ホプキンス氏は、13年間ケニアBAT社の従業員、パノラマに、賄賂を払っていたと語った。 SFOは、「BAT plc、その子会社および関連者による事業遂行の不正疑惑を調査している」ことを確認した。 BBCのニュース