Government halts serious fraud bribe investigation into Saudis

[AlfredJPruffock]

Britain is a signatory to an international convention that says "national economic interest" cannot stand in the way of stopping corruption.

Article 5 of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.
This says that states should "not be influenced by considerations of national economic interest [or] the potential effect upon relations with another state".

Good point.

However - since when has international legislation ever been an obstacle for Blair - Iraq being one of the most glaring examples of flouting of International Law.

Whiter my arse ...

[Troll]

Britain is a signatory to an international convention that says "national economic interest" cannot stand in the way of stopping corruption.

Article 5 of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.
This says that states should "not be influenced by considerations of national economic interest [or] the potential effect upon relations with another state".

[wendigo100]

in the case of the Cash-for-honours affair there is no definition of what a 'commercial' loan is in the act, so you cannot be found guilty of having a non-commecial loan.

Another law that is so badly written it can't be upheld - did New Labour introduce it?

[zathras]

So the investigation was stopped "in the wider public interest". I wouldn't be surprised if the government comes to the view that continuing the cash-for-peerages investigation might undermine the government and so would clearly not be in the wider public interest.

No in the case of the Cash-for-honours affair there is no definition of what a 'commercial' loan is in the act, so you cannot be found guilty of having a non-commecial loan.

[threaded]

One of the more amusing things about this fiasco is that the Americans put pressure on Blair et al to put this silly little law on the books so that the Yanks could then be given BAe business all the while looking 'lawful'. It now looks like the Saudis were onto this and said they were going French. So another one of Blairs little earners for his retirement isn't going to happen this way. Now he is spinning it as saving British jobs and some think him wonderful. Blessed fools. That Tony Blair is so corrupt it beggers belief, and people keep falling for it.

[DimPrawn]

New Labour - El Presidente Blair

[Troll]

So the investigation was stopped "in the wider public interest". I wouldn't be surprised if the government comes to the view that continuing the cash-for-peerages investigation might undermine the government and so would clearly not be in the wider public interest.

Yup
Expect more third world style of Government going forward.... ministers above the law, morally bankrupt etc etc

[expat]

So the investigation was stopped "in the wider public interest". I wouldn't be surprised if the government comes to the view that continuing the cash-for-peerages investigation might undermine the government and so would clearly not be in the wider public interest.

[tim123]

ISTM that investiagting this at a 'local' level is a stupid thing to do.

If one wants to do business in International trade you often have little choice but to give a 'bung'.

The main guilty party here isn't the giver, it's the taker. But under international law our little noddy micky mouse police force have no juristriction over the taker, so they seek to prosecute the giver under some stupidly enacted local law.

But if we are the only people doing this (which it seems is the case) everybody else in the world carries on giving bungs to win business and we freeze our own companies out of the marketplace.

If people want to enforce this rule then the only way to do it is with a world-wide police force with international juristriction.

tim

[stackpole]

Who gives a sh1t what Blair does. He'll be gone soon, the w

[AlfredJPruffock]

Saudi Arabia is a shining beacon to the values we uphold - freedom democracy and an ulimited arms budget.

Those who would dissent to this viewpoint are clearly potential terrorists.

So Ladies and Gentlemen Heres to marvellous Saudi Arabia and a very Merry Christmas to its good citizens - raise your glass high !

PS Of course only glasses with mineral water in it - musnt upset the Saudis !

PPS Sorry about the Christmas bit - a Happy New Year would have been better in retrospect


Lord Pruffock Freedom Defence Systems Inc

[Troll]

As a shareholder in BAE ....I'm happy
As a citizen of this country I'm not really suprised..

[wendigo100]

Because the Saudis, who received the bribes, prostitutes, favours, etc, threatened to take their (not inconsiderable) ball home.

Whiter than white, eh Mr Blair?