SMEC International-linked Australian foreign-bribery case sees further delays
By Laurel Henning ( March 13, 2023, 23:07 GMT | Insight) -- Two Sydney men facing foreign-bribery charges of conspiracy to arrange a payment of more than $210,000 to bribe Sri Lankan officials have seen the case against them adjourned once again — this time to April 18. In a brief mention of the matter in a local Sydney court today, lawyers representing Pankaj Patel and Sornalingam Rangavan agreed to a further five-week extension for federal prosecutors to finalize the charge certificate for the case — taking the delays beyond a usual six-month deadline.Two Sydney men facing foreign-bribery charges of conspiracy to arrange a payment of more than $210,000 to bribe Sri Lankan officials have seen the case against them adjourned once again — this time to April 18....
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