An administrative court clerk is set to become the first person to be prosecuted under the U.K.'s new Bribery Act over allegations that he accepted a bribe to influence criminal proceedings. The charge against Munir Yakub Patel carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
September 02, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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An administrative court clerk is set to become the first person to be prosecuted under the Bribery Act 2010 over allegations that he accepted a bribe to influence criminal proceedings.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided to prosecute Munir Yakub Patel under Section 2 of the act for requesting and receiving a bribe intending to improperly perform his functions, marking the first case since new U.K. bribery laws came into effect this summer.
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