Category - Bae systems

Reducing poverty means fighting corruption, say global faith leaders

staff writers — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:33 +0000

Over 100 faith leaders have written to the United Nations Secretary-General ahead of a crucial international meeting on corruption. They insist that corruption is underming attempts to reduce global poverty.

Arms trade corruption needs pursuing

Press Office — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:22:02 +0100

Commenting on the Serious Fraud Office's decision to prosecute arms giant BAE Systems over major corruption allegations, Symon Hill,associate director of the think-tank Ekklesia (who previously wor

Arms company bosses embarrassed at AGM

Symon Hill — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:39:42 +0100

The board of multinational arms firm BAE Systems struggled to cope with a string of embarrassing questions at their Annual General Meeting in London yesterday (6th May).

Campaigners confident as arms corruption appeal begins in Lords

staff writers — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:02:52 +0100

Campaigners have said they are confident that an appeal to the House of Lords this week, by a Government agency concerning corruption in the arms trade, will fail.

Date set for BAE-Saudi corruption enquiry appeal

Simon Barrow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:29:33 +0100

The Serious Fraud Office appeal against a judicial review judgment that said the BAE-Saudi corruption inquiry was stopped by the government unlawfully has been set for next week.

Arms company faces corruption questions at annual meeting

staff writers — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:21:53 +0100

BAE Systems has failed to halt the sharp decline in its reputation despite trying to focus on ethics at its Annual General Meeting in London. The Board faced a barrage of questions from shareholders about corruption and political influence.

BAE Systems 'ethics report' misses the moral point, say activists

staff writers — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:04:49 +0100

Anti-arms trade campaigners say that a new 'ethics' report commissioned by weapons giant BAE Systems will not change public perceptions of the company, following a High Court ruling over investigations into corruption charges.

High Court re-opens Saudi arms corruption investigation

agency reporter — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:33:19 +0100

The High Court has formally quashed the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) decision to drop its corruption investigation into BAE Systems arms deals with Saudi Arabia. The decision is a huge success for the campaign groups that brought the case.

Further hearing over BAE-Saudi corruption enquiry

Simon Barrow — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:38:17 +0100

A short 'relief hearing' will take place at 10.00am on 23 April at the Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, following the High Court judgment which held that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had acted unlawfully by cutting short a corruption investigation into arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia.

Christians welcome High Court ruling in BAE and Saudi arms

agency reporter — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:01:28 +0100

Christian campaigners have called for the reopening of a corruption investigation into the arms company BAE Systems following a landmark ruling in the High Court last week.