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'The new payment system, detailed in the documents, was set up after the SFO began investigating allegations that BAE, Britain’s biggest arms company, had paid large bribes to the Saudi royal family to land the notorious UK-Saudi al-Yamamah contract.
The SFO investigation was abruptly terminated in 2006 after Tony Blair’s government stepped in following pressure from the Saudis. The international furore that followed severely damaged Britain’s reputation for curbing corruption.'
"They break our legs and tell us to be grateful when they offer us crutches."