Swiss banks want to review amnesty terms
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LAWYERS representing 73 Swiss banks seeking to avoid a tax-evasion probe by United States authorities wrote a letter to the US Department of Justice raising questions over a dozen demands, including the banks' cooperation with other nations.
In the Oct 21 letter, they questioned the terms of a proposed non-prosecution agreement over how banks can achieve amnesty through the disclosure programme announced last year.
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