Switzerland unblocks 180m francs frozen in Egypt probe
Add BT as a preferred source[ZURICH] Blocked assets worth 180 million Swiss francs (S$253.7 million) have been unfrozen by the Swiss Office of the Attorney General, the OAG said, after it dropped part of a criminal inquiry related to the Arab Spring in Egypt.
The OAG had been investigating "several" unnamed persons in Switzerland on suspicion of money laundering and supporting or participating in a criminal organisation.
The Swiss inquiry was launched in 2011 following events related to the Arab Spring protests which led to the downfall of long-time Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak.
The OAG announced the decision to unfreeze the assets following a meeting between Switzerland's Attorney General Michael Lauber and his counterpart in Egypt over the weekend.
Criminal investigations against six unnamed persons are now underway, the OAG said in a statement, while 430 million francs remains frozen.
REUTERS
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