In a letter dated May 1 and addressed to Bezos, the House lawmakers wrote that they expected Bezos to appear voluntarily but added that ‘we reserve the right to resort to compulsory process if necessary’. — AFP
LOS ANGELES: Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon and the world’s richest individual, has been called before the House Judiciary Committee to explain how the e-commerce giant uses data on third-party merchants.
The lawmakers, in submitting the request, said a recent report about Amazon's practices contradicted the company’s previous statements to the committee and “appear to be misleading, and possibly criminally false or perjurious”.
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