UK side payments to Saudis for defence contracts spotlit in trial

British government complicity in a Saudi Arabia corruption scandal saw two accused acquitted in London's Southwark Crown Court on 6 March, despite both admitting to paying bribes to secure defence contracts.

By Sara Lewis

British government complicity in a Saudi Arabia corruption scandal saw two accused acquitted in London's Southwark Crown Court on 6 March [2024], despite both admitting to paying bribes to secure defence contracts.