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Airbus unit whistleblower tells court of 'crooks' culture and fleeing 'grave danger' in Saudi Arabia

By Martin Coyle ( May 26, 2022, 13:13 GMT | Insight) -- A former executive at an Airbus unit has described feeling in “grave danger” and having to flee Saudi Arabia after blowing the whistle on suspected corruption at the company. Ian Foxley, a former program director at GPT Special Project Management, was giving evidence at a London court today in the trial of two men on corruption charges. He described a meeting to tell GPT executives of his concerns as like a "kangaroo court" and how he felt he had to escape a "bunch of crooks."A former executive at an Airbus unit has described feeling in “grave danger” and having to flee Saudi Arabia after blowing the whistle on suspected corruption at the company....

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