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Mr amersi's lawyers said the offshore company had been vetted and approved by telia. its involvement did not raise any red flags to mr amersi. his only role was helping telia buy the shares back. telia has accepted responsibility for violating anti—corru ption laws. we have also seen evidence about how mr amersi was involved in other deals regarding telia. we have details of an internal report about a consultant referred to as mr xy who was paid more than $65 million by telia over six years. it says mr xy�*s services appear

Applause all this matters because mr amersi's cash has been funding the conservative party. they should give it back. i think if serious questions are being asked about the donor, they should give it back. the bottom line is they don't have to do and there is nothing in the law and the regulation of our system that compels them to do that. mr amersi's lawyers says he met senior political figures with telia great managers but only dealt with individuals who were not considered politically exposed persons by mainstream institutions 7 telia's managers. his fees and expenses were entirely in keepi...

For corruption. in order to gain access to the golden goose there was a gatekeeper and the gatekeeper was the eldest daughter of the president. she ran a racket in uzbekistan. organised crime racket. if you want to make a load of money you have to be a business partner. telia became her partner by giving shares to a shell company she secretly controlled. three years later telia bought most of the shares back for $220 million.

Mr amersi responds... and here's mr amersi's invoice for his part in project uzbekistan. he got a success fee of $500,000 for his work. mr amersi's lawyers said the offshore company had been vetted and approved by telia and its involvement did not raise any red flags to mr amersi. all of these matters because he has given more than half a million to the conservative party. we've got details the payments included expenses for lab risk — — lavish corporate entertainment. they were not evidenced by copies of receipts. the internal report recommended tele a's relationship to terminated. who is

Guardian on this investigation. mohamed amersi is wealthy and well—connected. here he is talking about the dangers of corruption. corruption is a very, very heinous crime. every stolen dollar robs the poor of an equal opportunity in life. so, where did his wealth come from? some of it comes from this company in sweden, a company fined almost $1 billion for bribery. telia was prosecuted over a corrupt telecoms deal. the firm paid $220 million to an offshore company secretly controlled by gulnara karimova, the daughter of the then president of uzbekistan. the american authorities described it ...