▁mark ets ▁and ▁ex changed ▁commer cially ▁important ▁and ▁confident ial ▁information ." ▁S iem ens ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁highest ▁fine ▁of ▁€ 3 9 6 ▁million , ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁total , ▁for ▁its ▁alleg ed ▁leadership ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁activity . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁S iem ens ▁board ▁member ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁arrested ▁and ▁accused ▁of ▁il leg ally ▁finan cing ▁a ▁business - friend ly ▁labour ▁association ▁which ▁compet es ▁against ▁the ▁union ▁I G ▁Met all . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁released ▁on ▁b ail . ▁Off ices ▁of ▁the ▁labour ▁union ▁and ▁of ▁S iem ens ▁have ▁been ▁searched . ▁S iem ens ▁den ies ▁any ▁wrong do ing . ▁In ▁April ▁the ▁F ixed ▁Network s , ▁Mobile ▁Network s ▁and ▁Car rier ▁Services ▁divisions ▁of ▁S iem ens ▁merged ▁with ▁N ok ia ' s ▁Network ▁Business ▁Group ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 0 / 5 0 ▁joint ▁vent ure , ▁creating ▁a ▁fixed ▁and ▁mobile ▁network ▁company ▁called ▁N ok ia ▁S iem ens ▁Network s . ▁N ok ia ▁delayed ▁the ▁mer ger ▁due ▁to ▁b ri ber y ▁investig ations ▁against ▁S iem ens . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁court ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁b rib ed ▁public ▁officials ▁in ▁Lib ya , ▁Russia , ▁and ▁Niger ia ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁the ▁award ing ▁of ▁contract s ; ▁four ▁former ▁Niger ian ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Communic ations