Tory Party Donor Accused of Hiding Emails In Qatar Fight
Jonathan Browning and Gavin Finch, 23 June 2021
The Qatari government accused financier David Rowland and his son of “brazenly” hiding evidence as it sought to escalate its legal dispute with Banque Havilland over its alleged role in an economic attack on the country.
Lawyers for the Qataris said that U.K. Conservative Party backer David Rowland, who controlled the bank, and Edmund, who was a director at the firm, intended to conceal emails after questions arose about the private bank’s alleged role in leading a financial attack against Qatar in the fall of 2017.
The two discussed moving future conversations off Banque Havilland’s email system, according to a call transcript that was disclosed at a London court hearing on Monday.
“We don’t put anything down on the bank emails,” David said in one exchange, according to Qatar’s lawyers.
“Nothing. No I agree. We’ll cut that out,” Edmund replied.
