OECD troubled by allegations Canada meddled in SNC-Lavalin case

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A major intergovernmental economic group expressed its concern on Monday over allegations the Canadian government tried to interfere in a criminal case against a major construction firm and reminded Ottawa of its promise to respect the independence of prosecutors. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is mired in a crisis over allegations that top officials pressured a former attorney general to direct prosecutors to strike a deal with SNC-Lavalin Group Inc rather than go ahead with a corruption trial on charges of bribing officials in Libya. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said its working group on bribery was "concerned by recent allegations of interference in the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin." The OECD, made up of 36 states with advanced economies, does research and helps member countries draw up economic policies

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