Rolls-Royce faces formal bribery probe

Engine maker Rolls-Royce says it is being investigated over bribery allegations linked to the group's overseas interests.

Engine maker Rolls-Royce says that Britain's Serious Fraud Office has launched a formal investigation into alleged bribery linked to the group's overseas operations.

It comes one year after the British company warned that it might be prosecuted over alleged "malpractice" in Indonesia and China after passing on information related to bribery concerns to the office.

"Further to our announcement of December 6th 2012 relating to concerns about bribery and corruption in overseas markets, we have been informed by the Serious Fraud Office that it has now commenced a formal investigation into these matters," Rolls-Royce said in a statement on Monday.

The SFO had yet to issue a statement on the development.


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