Telephone operators TeliaSonera logo. Photo – Lehtikuva.
Two of TeliaSonera's Dutch holding companies are facing preliminary investigation on charges of bribery and money laundering.
The two companies are TeliaSonera UTA Holding BV and TeliaSonera Uzbek Telecom Holding BV.
On Tuesday, the Dutch authorities reportedly conducted a search on the premises of the company.The company has said it is fully cooperating with the authorities.
TeliaSonera has in the past been embroiled in bribery allegations in Uzbekistan. Previously, authorities in Sweden also launched investigations against the companyon similar suspicions.
The telecommunication company has in the past hired a law firm to investigate transactions in Eurasia.
