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Ex-Glencore Staff Plead Not Guilty to Africa Bribery Charges

Paul Hopkirk, David Perez, Martin Wakefield, and Ramon Labiaga, clockwise from top left, arrive at court in London, on Nov. 10.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Lucca de Paoli

November 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM UTC

Updated on

November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM UTC

Four former Glencore Plc staffers charged with bribery offenses related to winning the commodity trading firm business in West Africa pleaded not guilty in London.

Martin Wakefield, David Perez, Paul Hopkirk and Ramon Labiaga appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Monday in the Serious Fraud Office prosecution. The four are all facing charges of conspiracy to give corrupt payments, while Perez and Wakefield also face one count of conspiracy to falsify invoices between 2007 and 2011.