A Swedish prosecutor has closed an investigation into bribery allegations surrounding the sale and lease of Swedish fighter jets abroad.
Christer van der Kwast said Tuesday he could not prove that representatives from defense firm Saab AB and its unit Gripen International had intentionally assisted its British partner BAE Systems PLC in paying bribes after July 1, 2004. Bribery offenses before that would be statute-barred according to Swedish law.
BAE Systems was hired by Saab to help it market the Gripen fighter jet, and a separate investigation against that company is ongoing in Britain. Van der Kwast said the investigation shows BAE has made hidden payments tied to Gripen campaigns in the Czech Republic, Hungary and South Africa.
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