German-US automaker DaimlerChrysler said it had hired former FBI director Louis Freeh to assist an internal probe stemming from allegations of bribing officials in some countries.

• 德美汽车生产商戴姆勒-克莱斯勒公司表示，公司已经聘请美国联邦调查局(bi)局长路易斯·里出任公司的独立监察员，负责该公司在一些国家分公司的贿赂案调查。