Crime

Appeals court upholds acquittal of former Telia bosses in bribery case

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  • Three former senior officials at the telecom company Telia were acquitted of bribery charges on Thursday.
  • Lars Nyberg, the company's former CEO, and two other men were accused of bribing a local business partner in Uzbekistan between 2007 and 2010.
  • The defendants denied the accusations and the appeals court agreed, upholding an earlier verdict that dismissed the charges.