AirAsia probe: Payments in high-value deals not a bribe, says Mahathir
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday payments received to offset the costs of a high-value order could not be constituted as a bribe.
Mahathir was replying to questions by reporters on the controversial sponsorship deal that executives of Malaysia’s AirAsia Group Bhd struck with the budget carrier’s sole plane supplier Airbus.
Source: Livemint