Statements in a legal notice sent to The Morning Context raise more questions around Amazon probe into corruption allegations against its legal representatives.
Last week, we reported that Amazon Inc. has initiated an investigation into the conduct of its legal representatives in India. In April this year, a whistleblower whose identity remains unknown, alleged that some part of what Amazon paid in legal fees had been funnelled into bribes by one or more of its legal representatives in India.
The whistleblower’s complaint points to the role played by Vikas Chopra, an independent advocate in New Delhi who works with Amazon as an outside counsel for hire. Late last week, Chopra through his lawyer sent a legal notice to The Morning Context claiming our …
Ashish is the editor-in-chief of The Morning Context. One of the best-known business feature writers in India, he was selected for Germany’s Robert Bosch Stiftung Fellowship in 2012 and received the Mumbai Press Club RedInk certificate of recognition in 2015 for his story “Inside the Network 18 takeover”. Before joining The Morning Context, Ashish co-founded The Ken, where he was managing editor. His previous writing stints include Mint, Forbes India and The Economic Times.
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