Indian-origin arms dealer, son dropped from RR case
Tuesday, 09/09/2014
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LONDON: Controversial arms dealer Sudhir Choudhrie and son Bhanu, who were arrested in February by officials investigating allegations that Rolls-Royce had paid bribes for contracts in its overseas markets, had their bail lifted.The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigating the case did not comment on lifting of the bail, but sources close to the case told HT that the bail was lifted in July. This means that they are no longer suspect in the case that relates to the company’s sales in China and Indonesia.
The father-son duo was arrested in an early morning raid in February for allegedly acting as intermediaries for the company. The Choudhries, who have donated often to the Liberal Democrats party — one of the two ruling coalition partners in the David Cameron government—were released without conditions.
