Ontario Supierior Court of Justice found Toronto-based businessman not guilty of bribery, the first acquittal if its kind in the Canadian court
A man charged by the RCMP for allegedly bribing a Botswanan official has been acquitted in a case that the Canadian government had recently touted as evidence of its fight against international corruption.
Last year, the Canadian government highlighted the Arapakota case in an annual report to Parliament titled “Canada’s Fight Against Foreign Bribery.” The purpose of that report was to demonstrate the government’s enforcement of its anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. Bribery of foreign officials is a form of foreign interference.
In return, the Crown alleged, the Botswanan official helped Mr. Arapakota by providing letters confirming that the government of Botswana had cancelled a contract with another firm, and that it intended to engage Imex for various electronic services.This case is the first time a defendant charged under the Corruption of Foreign Officials Act has been acquitted by a Canadian court, according to Patrick McCann, a lawyer at Fasken who, along with fellow counsel Nabila Abdul Malik, represented Mr.
Mr. Arapakota, who lives in Mississauga, Ont., said in an interview that the charges against him have hurt his reputation and his ability to earn a living since they were laid in 2019. “People were hesitant to deal with me,” he said. “I had no income for the last three years.”
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