‘British American Tobacco bribed African officials’ – whistleblower

‘British American Tobacco (BAT) has been accused of paying bribes to government officials in East Africa in a bid to derail a global anti-smoking treaty supported by the United Nations.

The tobacco giant allegedly made illegal payments to two members and one former member of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) – a UN-supported anti-smoking treaty, according to a BBC Panorama investigation.

A former BAT employee and whistleblower revealed the bribes when he shared hundreds of secret documents with the broadcaster.

BAT, which has its headquarters in London, denies the accusations and insists it does not tolerate corruption.’

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