Translated text:
To believe the annual report of the Federal Office of Police (fedpol), finalized in late June 2012, the year 2011 was that of all the records for the Swiss authorities to fight against money laundering. More than 3.3 billion francs in 1625 and no less suspicious communications sent by the Swiss financial center, two “performances” that the Swiss Confederation and the cantons all components have never known since establishment in 1998 the Office communication concerning money laundering (MROS). In the space of a year, the communications of suspected jumped 40% from 1159 in 2010 to 1625 in 2011. The more than 3 billion francs they represent total amounts correspond to the years 2009 and 2010 combined, according to the document Fedpol, a copy of which was sent to us by a source service media.
In this new situation, a major explanation: the advent of the Arab Spring. For each time, every circumstance his fraud. And one of these days seems to have a field day with the migration and capital movements resulting from the democratic wave of revolts in the Arab world. Then no communication had been registered in connection with the Maghreb countries and the Middle East in 2010, 135 cases reported last year MROS represent 8.5% of all ads, is it still indicated Fedpol in the report. Related to Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria, these 135 cases, alone, totaled no less than 600 million francs. And the number of beneficiaries from the regions in question has tripled compared to 2010.
The Arab Spring and its migrants would they Switzerland an ideal base? For organizations Helvetian the fight against dirty money, the secret money market is not an exclusive Swiss. Committed to preserving the serenity of their country, these organizations scrupulous in ensuring that the brand’s most famous financial center will be initiated more. “It should not be inferred from this trend that money laundering is increasing. Switzerland also has no more or less of cases of money laundering and other financial centers of the same type, “defends the Fedpol, putting forward rather the sense of responsibility and awareness of the actual financial intermediaries that cease to be felt.
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