Ex MoD official convicted in huge Saudi bribery case

A former MoD official accused of paying nearly £10m in bribes to top brass in the Saudi Arabian military in exchange for contracts was convicted of misconduct today (weds). Jeffrey Cook, 67, was the managing director of the Airbus subsidiary GPT Special Project Management Ltd, whose sole business was working on the Saudi National Guard’s communications. GPT admitted corruption and was fined £30 million in 2021, it can now be revealed. Payments were made to members of the Saudi royal…