Ex-standards chief slams Al-Yamamah decision
May 16, 2007
Sir Alistair Graham, former chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, has strongly criticised the axing of the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into the Al-Yamamah arms deal. According to the BBC:
He said he felt “personally affronted” by the decision to stop the SFO probe, as he had given lectures abroad, at the request of the Foreign Office, on Britain’s anti-corruption measures.
This is a pretty damning indictment of the decision from a highly respected public servant who was chairman of the Committee from 2003 until earlier this year.
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