Leaked emails led to arms dealer fraud

A Gulf State suing an arms dealer for £2m for breach of contract only discovered his role in the fraud after his emails were leaked, the High Court was told. Iranian-American aviation executive Farhad Azima, 78, has been accused of launching a ‘campaign of denigration’ against Ras-al-Khaimah [RAK], part of the United Arab Emirates. The emirate state’s investment body, RAKIA, has accused him of fraud and claims he colluded with Dr Khater Massaad, its former chief executive. Dr Massaad was…