‘Lex Duvalier’ enables Switzerland to confiscate and repatriate illicit dictator assets

Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 - 16:39 UTC

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Switzerland has moved to confiscate frozen assets linked to former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. The Swiss cabinet asked Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf to begin proceedings to seize around 6.2 million US dollars that has been frozen in Swiss bank accounts since 1986, with a view to returning the funds to the Haitian people. Read full article

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I wonder if Argentina can use a law like thisone to expropiate british properties for the theft of Malvinas Argentina ?? whatever road a man chooses to walk should opens door for others to follow.
Feb 02nd, 2011 - 10:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
What theft ?
Feb 03rd, 2011 - 01:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
Argentinians are sad people, they are so obsessed with getting a territory that never was theirs.
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