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Swiss appeals court confirms Credit Suisse acquittal

The appeals chamber of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court confirmed Credit Suisse’s acquittal in a money-laundering case linked to a Bulgarian cocaine-trafficking organisation, AML Intelligence reports.

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UBS, which absorbed Credit Suisse, argued that the proceedings should have been discontinued altogether because criminal liability could not pass to a successor after a merger. The reported outcome is an acquittal, alongside a dispute about the effect of corporate succession on criminal proceedings.

Based on reporting from: AML Intelligence.

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