the company employed mr amersi as a consultant.ing them structure telecom deals in some notoriously corrupt countries. like uzbekistan. in 2007, telia worked with the daughter of the then president of uzbekistan. herfamily had a reputation for corruption. in order to gain access to the golden goose there was a gatekeeper and the gatekeeper was the eldest daughter of the president. she ran a racket in uzbekistan. organised crime racket. if you want to make a load of money you have to be a business partner. telia became her partner by giving shares to a shell company she secretly controlled. three years later telia bought most of the shares back for $220 million. the american authorities say this was a $220 million bribe. we have now obtained documents that show how mr amersi was involved in the deal. in one e—mail, the telia boss writes... and he is his invoice for his part in project uzbekistan. he got a success fee of $500,000 for his work. the problem that mr amersi faces is that he has received money for being in the middle of a

mr amersi reponds... "sure, i agree."ee of $500,000 for his work. mr amersi's lawyers said the offshore company had been vetted and approved by telia and its involvement did not raise any red flags to mr amersi. all of these matters because he has given more than half a million to the conservative party. this morning borisjohnson gave his reaction. i see that story today but all i can say on that one is that all these donations are vetted in the normal way in accordance with rules that were set up under the labour government. so we vetted them the whole time. a conservative spokesman said government policy is in no way influenced by the donations the party receives. they are entirely separate. "we are motivated by the priorities of the british public acting in the national interest." richard bilton, bbc news. richard is here with me now. we have had major document leaks like this before. has anything ever changed as a result? ~ ., , before. has anything ever changed as a result? ~ ., , ., , a result? well, it has a bit. i

that is mohammed amersi.olved in one of of the biggest scandals _ has been involved in one of of the biggest scandals we _ has been involved in one of of the biggest scandals we have - has been involved in one of of the biggest scandals we have seen . has been involved in one of of the biggest scandals we have seen in | biggest scandals we have seen in sweden. and understand the whole context. mr sweden. and understand the whole context. ~ �* , �* , sweden. and understand the whole context. ~ �* ., , , sweden. and understand the whole context. ~ ~ . , , context. mr amersi's lawyers it says his fees were _ context. mr amersi's lawyers it says his fees were entirely _ context. mr amersi's lawyers it says his fees were entirely in _ context. mr amersi's lawyers it says his fees were entirely in keeping - his fees were entirely in keeping with practice and telia did not require site of the receipts. they say it's entirely false to suggest his contract was terminated. all of this matters because mr amersi has give

that is mr amersi. of the biggest corruption scandal is that we have seen in sweden in modern times. it is important that people around him that trust him and listen to him understand the whole context of his career and wealth. lawyers for mr amersi said that his fees and expenses were entirely in keeping with industry practice and that telia did not require regular sight of the receipts. they say that it is entirely false to suggest that his contract was terminated. all of this matters because mr amersi has given more than half a million pounds to the conservative party. this morning, borisjohnson gave his reaction. i see that story today, but all i can say on that one is that all of these donations are vetted in the normal way in accordance with rules set up under a labour government, so we have vetted them for a long time. a conservative spokesman said that government policy is in no way influenced by the donations the party receives. they are entirely separate. "we are motivated by the priorities of

mr amersi denies any wrongdoing.lists and the guardian on the investigation. richard bilton reports. mohamed amersi is wealthy and well—connected. here he is talking about the dangers of corruption. corruption is a very, very heinous crime. every stolen dollar robs the poor of an equal opportunity in life. so where did his wealth come from? some of it comes from this company in sweden, a company fined almost $1 billion for bribery. telia was prosecuted over a corrupt telecoms deal. the firm paid $220 million to an offshore company secretly controlled by gulnara karimova, the daughter of the then president of uzbekistan. the american authorities described it as a $220 million bribe. we have obtained documents showing how mr amersi was involved in the deal. in one e—mail, a telia boss writes... "i do not want to be involved in the day to day negotiations, so maybe you could handle it." mr amersi reponds... "sure, i agree." and here's mr amersi's invoice for his part in project uzbekistan. he got a success fee of $500,0

but leaked documents show mr amersi was at the centre of a corruption scandal.lecoms company, telia, helping it to expand its business in central asia. but an internal telia report describes the activities of a consultant referred to as mr xy, who was paid more than $65 million. the payments included expenses for lavish corporate entertainment, usually between $100,000 and $200,000 a month, that were not evidenced by receipts. it recommended that telia's relationship with mr xy be terminated. former telia executive michaela ahlberg, who was brought in to clean up the company, told panorama that mr amersi was the consultant referred to in the report. it is important that people around him that trust him, that listen to him, understand the whole context of his career and wealth. he has been involved closely in one of the biggest corruption scandals that we have seen in sweden in modern times. mr amersi's lawyer said it's entirely false to suggest his contract was terminated, and that his fees and expenses were entirely in keeping with industry practice. andy verit

mohamed amersi is wealthy and well—connected. here he is talking about the dangers of corruption.rities of the british public acting in the national interest." richard bilton, bbc news. andy verity is with me. there are another... andy verity is with me. there are another- - -— andy verity is with me. there are another... ., ., ., another... one of the leading female donors it's her _ another. .. one of the leading female donors it's her personal— another... one of the leading female donors it's her personal wealth - another... one of the leading female donors it's her personal wealth from | donors it's her personal wealth from her husband, who is been financially linked to people close to the kremlin. she has given more than £2 million to the conservatives. her lawyer says she's a british citizen and is entitled to do as he wishes with her money. this comes from the document we've been talking about, the pandora papers. she has given £2 million nearly to the conservatives, which has bought her time with three tory prime minister 's, including borisjohnson. they show her wealth bo

but leaked documents show mr amersi was at the centre of a corruption scandal.that mr amersi was the consultant referred to in the report. it is important that people around him that trust him, that listen to him, understand the whole context of his career and wealth. he has been involved closely in one of the biggest corruption scandals that we have seen in sweden modern times. mr amersi's lawyer said it's entirely false to suggest his contract was terminated, and that his fees and expenses were entirely in keeping with industry practice. andy verity, bbc news. panorama's correspondent richard biltonjoins us now from our london newsroom. good morning. thank you for being with us. this investigation has been huge. with us. this investigation has been hue. . with us. this investigation has been hue, ., , ., with us. this investigation has been hue. . , huge. yeah, in some ways it is the scale and content _ huge. yeah, in some ways it is the scale and content that _ huge. yeah, in some ways it is the scale and content that defines i huge. yeah, in some ways it is