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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Swedish prosecutor closes Gripen bribery probe
A Swedish prosecutor has closed an investigation into bribery allegations surrounding the sale and lease of Gripen fighters to some countries.

A statement from the Swedish Prosecutors' Authority said while investigations show that while BAE Systems had made "large hidden payments" as a part of its efforts to sell the Gripen in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and South Africa. There were no evidence that Saab AB or Gripen International cooperated with BAE Systems for those payments.

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