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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
David Leigh

'In some areas, corruption is rife'

Robert Wardle, outgoing director of the serious fraud office, has been at the eye of the storm since yesterday's withering court judgment that he should not have bowed to threats from Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar to call off his bribery investigation into the arms giant BAE.

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, he says he really does care a great deal about stopping corruption and the law must be reformed.

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