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| Switzerland closes money laundering probe against Bhutto |
| 2008-08-26 |
| GENEVA: Swiss authorities on Monday closed a long-running probe into alleged money laundering against Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistani prime minister who was assassinated in December and her husband, Swiss news agency ATS reported. Bhutto and her husband, businessman Asif Ali Zardari, were suspected of using Swiss bank accounts to launder about 12 million dollars (8.4 million euros) in alleged bribes paid by companies seeking customs inspection contracts in Pakistan in the 1990s. The couple were formally sentenced by decree on the charges in Geneva in 2003 after a first investigation, but the ruling was overturned on appeal. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #5 The country of discreet finances meets the country of fake passports. Sounds like a joint venture is in the works. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul in Tok, AK 2008-08-26 22:25 |
| #4 Well, she hasn't been very cooperative with the investigators lately, so it's perfectly understandable. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-08-26 18:22 |
| #3 Zadari was interviewed by the BBC two days ago. He was confronted about the conviction by the Swiss Magistrate and smugly told the interviewer that the case would be closed. The interviewer asked him "How do you know? Do you control the Swiss judicial system?" He smiled and said "I do not have to control the Swiss Judicial system" and insisted the case was closed. |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-08-26 17:55 |
| #2 Her husband will end up President of Pakistan, most likely. That puts his hands on serious money, and we all know what the Swiss think about serious money. This is strictly business. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2008-08-26 17:46 |
| #1 They just find out she's dead? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-26 17:05 |