British Government referred to the European Commission over BAE
The Liberal Democrats are referring the British government to the European Commission over the abandonment of the investigation into BAE Systems' dealings in Saudi Arabia. This follows a Commission answer to a question from Chris Davies MEP, that non-action by a member state could be regarded as sanctioning of the payment of bribes. If the Commission finds that its rules have been broken, the government could face a potentially unlimited fine.
12 Feb 2007
