Former Swiss Bankers Association President Faces Corruption Trial

Ex head of Swiss Bankers Association on trial for corruption

A corruption case involving senior figures in the Swiss financial sector is to be heard in court: Pierre Mirabaud, former president of the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA), is due to stand trial at the beginning of September before the Federal Criminal Court. He is accused of bribing a senior Kuwaiti official in order to secure control of substantial public funds. According to the indictment, a copy of which was obtained by the Swiss News Agency Keystone-ATS, the criminal investigation was lau...

By swissinfo.ch