It added that it was unable to disclose the findings of Macfarlanes' report "due to exposure to unacceptable legal risks that exist (primarily in Indonesia) as a result of the undisclosed provenance of the materials which formed the basis of the investigation, together with the unsubstantiated nature of the allegations".

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The investigation failed to provide enough evidence to form the basis of a case, however.

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The BCCI mandarins feel that they have taken due cognisance of the "crime" after a "proper" investigation of their own and the bans were not imposed merely on basis of the CBI report.

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As with UBS, the investigation of Credit Suisse concerns historical private banking services provided on a cross-border basis to U.S. persons.

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"On the basis of these allegations it seems to me that, prima facie, there are grounds for a major investigation by the various commissioners who have responsibility for standards in Westminster and the Northern Ireland Assembly, and presumably at a local council level as well, " he said.

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