Switzerland – nearly 100 criminal investigations for sanctions breaches

The Swiss authorities have this week provided some statistics on their ongoing sanctions enforcement efforts.

They have reported a total of 100 investigations. Of those:

      • 13 investigations have been concluded without charge;
      • 23 have had criminal proceedings commenced; and
      • 60 cases remain under investigation.

While most of these relate to Russia, at least two relate to Belarus sanctions.

The majority of the investigations are said to relate to trade sanctions rather than financial sanctions.

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