Translated text:
The Ministry of the Attorney General investigating a vast deal of money laundering and corruption in connection with the Uzbek capital. According to RTS, hundreds of millions of francs have already been blocked in several Swiss banks since early August. At the center of the case, people close to the family of President Islam Karimov.
A new case shakes the Swiss financial center. According to information from the RTS, confirmed by the Ministry of the Attorney General (MPC), the Confederation has blocked hundreds of millions of francs since the beginning of August. Funds of Uzbek origin. Several banks are concerned. Contacted the Ministry of the Attorney General states that the suspicions focus on “aggravated money laundering and predicate offenses committed abroad, especially in Uzbekistan.”
According to the Swiss National Bank, the Uzbek assets in Swiss banks amounted end of 2010 to 1.24 billion francs.
Detailed news link (in French): Berne bloque des centaines de millions de francs d’origine ouzbèke (translated in English: click here)