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The High Court this morning ruled that the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted unlawfully when he stopped a corruption investigation into BAE Systems’ arms deals with Saudi Arabia. The judgment was handed down by Lord Justice Moses and Mr Justice Sullivan in response to a judicial review brought by Campaign Against Arms
The Government is to face the Information Tribunal next week over its refusal to disclose documents relating to arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The first case is being brought by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) after the Government refused requests under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act to hand over two Memoranda of Understanding
Universities are under renewed pressure to end investment in the arms trade, with students planning a nationwide day of action tomorrow. Peaceful protests will take place simultaneously across the UK. At University College London (UCL), students dressed as arms dealers will attempt to sell fake weapons in the main quad. At Lancaster, students will join
Documents released in the High Court today reveal that Britain’s biggest arms company, BAE Systems, wrote to the Attorney General on a strictly private and confidential basis urging him to halt the Serious Fraud Office investigation into allegations that BAE had bribed Saudi officials to secure the Al Yamamah arms deal. The company argued
The arms company BAE Systems is so far over budget with two of its latest projects that they will cost UK taxpayers £2.2 billion more than expected. The figure is revealed in a report by the House of Commons Defence Select Committee, which looks at BAE’s contracts with the Ministry of Defence. The Committee
Just to let you know that the spontaneous meeting some students activists had at the CAAT National Gathering back in November has now actually led to a National Day of Action on 27 February around lunchtime. Join us and campaign for ethical investment at your university. Campaign Against Arms Trade and People and Planet will be helping
At the end of last term the Disarm UCL campaign put on a fake graduation ceremony to protest against UCL's investment in arms shares. One student dressed as a military general handed out fake diplomas and toy guns to other students graduating in camouflage uniforms. The action definitely turned a few heads including the
A report published today reveals that 26 top UK universities have received contracts for at least £725 million over six years in sponsorship by arms companies and public military bodies. The report, Study War No More, looks at each university between 2001 and 2006 and uncovers over 1,900 projects funded in this way. It
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