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Home > South Africa: Probe SA's arms deal, urge Swedish parties

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Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 02:00
Categories: 
Corruption [2]
Issue Number: 
133 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Swedish Christian groups and the opposition Green Party have called for an inquiry into allegations of bribery in South Africa's multibillion rand arms deal. They have urged Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson to launch an official probe into claims that the partly-Swedish consortium BAE/Saab bribed government and ANC officials to secure the contract to sell JAS Gripen fighter jets to SA.

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Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/corruption/18444 [5]
Country: 
South Africa [6]

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