SFO withdraws proceedings against Count Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly – Following our announcement today about the global agreement between the SFO, the US Department of Justice and BAE Systems plc, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office has considered the position in relation to individuals. The Director has taken into account that the company has agreed to plead guilty to serious offences both in the UK and in the US and to pay substantial financial penalties. In all the circumstances he has decided that it is no longer in the public interest to continue the investigation into the conduct of individuals. Consequently the charge brought on 29 January 2010 against Count Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly in relation to certain European countries is to be withdrawn.
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