Statement by Global Witness Last month it was revealed that the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) would investigate a British oil company that had been making payments to officials in a highly unstable African country. The company was paying figures connected to the local government as it attempted to secure its business interests in the
British Oil firm bribed DR Congo army boss to aid illegal drilling in National park–Global witness
A British Oil firm Soco International paid an amount totaling to $15,600 to an army officer in Democratic Republic of Congo to cover up its illegal oil exploration activities in Virunga National Park, Global witness has revealed. The UK based NGO has published scanned copies of bank cheques which the firm issued to a one