German prosecutors said Thursday they are conducting an investigation against one current and four former employees of nuclear-power company Areva NP, as well as three consultants, in a case linked to possible bribery and breach of trust.
German prosecutors said Thursday they are conducting an investigation
against one current and four former employees of nuclear-power company Areva
NP, as well as three consultants, in a case linked to possible bribery and
breach of trust.
The investigation is set to reveal whether employees created slush funds
outside
Germany
worth
a double-digit million-euro amount between 2002 and 2005 and used that money
for bribery, the state prosecutor for the Nuremberg-Fuerth region in southern
Germany
said
in a statement.
As part of the probe, 31 premises were searched on Tuesday within
Germany
and
the
Czech
Republic
.
Areva NP is majority-owned by
France
's
Areva SA (CEI.FR), while a 34% stake is held by German conglomerate Siemens AG
(SI). Siemens plans to exit the venture.
Areva said it is closely cooperating with the authorities.
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