Amazon.com Inc.
emphasizes that it has zero tolerance for grafts and will investigate all charges of corruption completely, responding to reports by Indian news outlets that the US e-commerce giant has begun internal investigation with bribery claims.
The US company began an investigation into its legal representative behavior in India, after the report.
Amazon did not overcome the specifics in the report but issued a statement after Bloomberg contacted a local spokesman to comment.
“We have zero tolerance for corruption,” Amazon said in his email response.
“We take allegations of actions that are not right seriously, investigate them completely, and take appropriate action.
We do not comment on certain accusations or any investigation status at this time.” A reporter in Amazon marked the problem of bribery suspected of being in Indian operation, encouraging the company To start the probe, the report said.
Amazon is investigating the allegations that the legal fees paid by the company have been used as bribes, news outlets report.
The company has placed senior employees during leave, the report said, quoting two individuals who worked with the Amazon in-house legal team.
Andy Jassy, ​​the new Chief Executive of Amazon, targets India for growth even as a challenge in which the most important market can be said to be an online retailer for expansion.
The company against Flipkart, which is supported by Walmart and the Retail website of Mukesh Ambani’s Retail, including Jiomart, all looking for a slice that is greater than the potential of the peak of one billion consumers.
Amazon, who employs more than 100,000 throughout India, has promised to digitize 10 million small businesses, allowing $ 10 billion in exports and created two million jobs in the country in 2025.
Last month, the Supreme Court of India allowed an antitrust investigation to continue landing Against the local Amazon unit and Flipkart for allegedly misused their dominance by offering deep discounts and special treatment to several vendors.
The South Asian nation is a tightening regulation for online retailers for years of protest by brick traders and local mortars who are afraid that the global competition that is encouraged can encourage them from business.