After its largest ever graft probe, Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) found Rolls-Royce paid massive bribes over three decades to win contracts in Indonesia, Thailand, India, Russia, Nigeria, China and Malaysia.
The SFO alleges that Rolls-Royce bribed an AirAsia Group executive with credits worth USD 3.2 million to be used to pay for the maintenance of a private jet.
The SFO added that "this financial advantage" was given to the executive "in return for his showing favour towards Rolls-Royce in the purchase of products and services".
"We wish to state that at all material times, AirAsia has had no dealings or transactions with Rolls-Royce..." AirAsia said in a statement.
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Earlier in January, Indonesia's anti-corruption agency named the former CEO of the country's flag carrier Garuda a suspect for allegedly receiving bribes from Rolls-Royce while he was head of the airline.
In Thailand investigators found some USD 36 million in bribes and incentives were paid between 1991 and 2005 to intermediaries -- including "agents of the State of Thailand and employees of Thai Airways" -- to help the company win lucrative jet engine deals.