I wrote some time ago about how BAE Systems used its clout to make the government over-ride a due legal process and make the SFO (Serious Fraud Office) drop an ongoing investigation into bribery and corruption over a Saudi arms deal.
I also reported that CAAT (Campaign Against the Arms Trade) and Cornerhouse were bidding to challenge this decision in court and make the government reopen the case to bring BAE Systems to book for its corrupt activities.
Well an Early Day Motion (EDM), a sort of petition which gauges opinion on this matter, has been tabled by a cross-party group of MPs and is due to go before parliament.
The EDM in question is Early Day Motion 595 (Serious Fraud Office Investigation into the Al Yamamah Military Contract) and you can check if your MP has signed it here:
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=32264&SESSION=885
So if you think it’s wrong that BAE Systems can interfere with a due legal process and pressure the government into covering its arse then it’s worth dropping your MP a line asking him or her why they’re not supporting this action if they haven't signed this.
For example my MP, Dawn Butler of the Labour Party, hasn’t so I think it’s worth asking her why she’d support a corrupt government defending a corrupt company, a company whose business is largely funded by my taxes.
Is she an apologist for government corruption? I think we should be told…
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