Sudhir Choudhrie

Sudhir Choudhrie is an Indian-born London resident who has, in the past, played an active role in international commerce,^[1] healthcare, and fundraising for the Liberal Democrats. Choudhrie has been Latvia's Honorary Consul General to India.^[2] In 2013, Theresa May awarded him the "Asian Business Lifetime Achievement Year Award 2013".^[3]

In February 2014, Choudhrie was detained by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in a bribery investigation into Rolls-Royce Holdings. He was later released on bail,^[4] without conditions, and lately, the Sunday Times reported that the bail was completely lifted in July 2014. It also indicated that Choudhrie was unlikely to be a part of the inquiry any further.^[5][6][7] The Sunday Times also cited a spokesperson for Sudhir reiterating his denial of any wrongdoing ^[8] and that he has co-operated fully with the authorities.^[9][10][11]

While the SFO investigation related to Indonesia and China,^[12] a separate inquiry^[13] was initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) India to look into the purchase of Rolls-Royce engines for India's BAE Systems Hawk trainers.

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