Swiss bank secrecy probe dropped against news portal

The Zurich public prosecutor has dropped a probe against online portal Inside Paradeplatz, which was accused of violating banking secrecy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Prosecutor said that the protection of journalistic sources prevents evidence from being presented in the case in key respects. + How Swiss banking secrecy clashes with freedom of speech The proceedings against Inside Paradeplatz journalist on suspicion of a breach of banking secrecy were therefore discontinued on December 8. The discontinuation is not yet legally binding. + Strip clubs and fraud: the trial of an unconventional Swiss banker The proceedings were initiated by finance company boss Beat Stocker. He complained that his privacy was violated in the reporting by Inside Paradeplatz on the alleged misconduct of former Raiffeisenbank boss Pierin Vincenz. Stocker is one of the co-defendants in the proceedings against Vincenz. Adapted from German by DeepL/mga How we work We select ...