---- Clerks Arbeiten am Stand von GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) während einer Ausstellung in Shanghai, China, 7. Mai 2013. Die chinesische Polizei festgenommen Mitarbeiter
--FILE--Clerks work at the stand of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) during an exhibition in Shanghai, China, 7 May 2013. Chinese police have detained employees of British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Beijing, Shanghai and Changsha, following allegations of data fraud and bribery in the multinationals mainland operations. Last week, police seized several people at GSKs Shanghai office, including a senior foreign finance executive. They also took employees from the companys Beijing office, said a source in Shanghais pharmaceutical sector. GSK Shanghai staff were told to take Friday (28 June 2013) off, said the source, who did not want to be identified. The case has been sparked by some whistle-blower within the company. This is not the first time its staff have alerted police about the companys bribery activities. Xinhua reported that it had learned from police that several senior executives from GlaxoSmithKline (China) Investment Co in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, were being investigated by the citys police for suspected economic crimes. It was reported that New York- and London-listed GSK, which has over US$500 million of investments in China, was conducting an internal investigation into allegations from an anonymous tipster that its sales staff in China were involved in widespread bribery of doctors to prescribe drugs from 2004 to 2010.
