Manohar Parrikar (Indian Defence Minister) said on 25th October that india will continue to investigate ostensible wrong doing by Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer over the 2008 sale of three EMB-145 aircraft for India's aboriginal aircraft early warning and control (AEW&C) Programme. The investigation into the USD208-million deal will follow Indian laws on corruption and recoil subject to evidence, said Manohar. The statement was made despite the fact that the company had reached an agreement a day earlier with Brazilian and US authorities to pay USD205.5 million to settle a six-year corruption investigation into corruption allegations.
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