Russian Paralympic team suspended from games in Rio – courtAn appeal filed by Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) against the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) ruling that suspended Russian Paralympic team from participating in games in Rio has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).14:13 23.08.2016
Russia requests extradition of Baltiyskiy Bank ex-head accused of $45 mln fraud - reportThe Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has forwarded to Switzerland a request for extradition of Oleg Shigayev, a co-owner and ex-president of Baltiyskiy Bank, accused of a 3 bln rubles ($45 mln) fraud.12:50 22.04.2016
Official allegedly involved in corruption at FIFA agrees to extradition to U.S. – reportFormer president of the Costa Rican football federation, Eduardo Li, agreed to his extradition to the United States where he is accused of involvement in FIFA corruption case.10:36 15.12.2015
Head of anti-doping lab in Switzerland claims he received threats from RussiaMarsial Sogi, the head of an anti-doping laboratory in Lausanne, implicated in the scandal with the destruction of the doping tests of Russian athletes, claimed that in 2009 he received threats from Russia.11:40 12.11.2015
Ameropa puts political pressure on Russia during Togliattiazot probeAndreas Zivy, the Swiss owner of Ameropa AG, declared his intention to litigate against the Russian government for alleged loss of Ameropa’s investment in Togliattiazot. RAPSI publishes several opinions of Russian media on the subject.17:19 03.11.2015
Russia seeks seizure of Moscow Region ex-official Kuznetsov’s assets abroadThe Russian Investigative Committee has sent requests to Switzerland, France, Cyprus and the US on freezing bank accounts and seizing the real property of the former Moscow Region finance minister Alexei Kuznetsov and that of his accomplices.17:10 21.08.2015
Russian court seizes Togliattiazot shares from Ameropa Holding AG chairmanA court in Moscow ruled to seize shares held by Maxim company co-owned by Swiss businessman Andreas Zivy in Russia’s largest ammonia producer, Togliattiazot.17:44 09.06.2015
Over 500 mln euros blocked on suspected Russian criminals’ accounts in Switzerland in 2014Swiss authorities in 2014blocked access to accounts holding over 500 million euros that belong to Russians who are suspected of having committed crimes in Russia, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika said on Tuesday.17:51 24.03.2015
HSBC suspected of laundering money for dictators, drug and arms dealersThe International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) claims that the Geneva branch of one of the world’s biggest banks, HSBC, kept secret accounts of criminals, including drug and arms dealers.10:16 09.02.2015
Moscow court issues arrest warrant for Swiss businessman in Togliattiazot caseMoscow's Basmanny District Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of businessman Beat Ruprecht who faces embezzlement charges in Togliattiazot case.12:35 26.12.2014
Moscow court issues arrest warrant for chairman of Ameropa Holding AGMoscow's Basmanny District Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Andreas Zivy, president of the board of Switzerland-based Ameropa Holding AG, who is suspected of being invloved in a case of fraud at Togliattiazot.17:18 24.12.2014
Switzerland expands sanctions against Donetsk individuals and companiesSwitzerland has updated the list of sanctioned individuals and companies in connection with the crisis in Ukraine, adjusting it to the EU restrictions.13:08 16.12.2014
Gazprom managers face corruption charges in Switzerland - reportSwitzerland is suing former Gazprom board member, Bogdan Budzulyak, and current top manager, Alexander Shaikhutdinov, Tages Anzeiger reported on Wednesday.13:27 10.12.2014
Russia recovers Swiss assets owned by ex-senator Izmestyev sentenced to lifeSwiss authorities have granted a request filed by Russia seeking to recover assets owned by former senator Igor Izmestyev, spokesperson for the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office Marina Gridnyova said.16:36 30.09.2014
Switzerland wants to question Snowden over worldwide surveillance - reportSwiss authorities consider bringing US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden from Russia in order to question him over the US top-secret surveillance programs.12:48 08.09.2014
Swiss company owes over $365,000 to Russian students over Sochi OlympicsRussian students have filed a lawsuit seeking 13.5 million rubles (over $365,000) from Swiss-based Infront Management AG and its subsidiary for unpaid contracted services.16:37 05.09.2014
Gazprom employees under investigation in Switzerland – reportSwiss authorities are going to file charges against four people with ties to Russian energy giant Gazprom who are suspected of bribery, money laundering and forgery.14:43 02.09.2014
European producers looking to Switzerland for import options to RussiaEuropean dairy, meat and vegetable producers have approached Swiss authorities seeking alternative transportation routes to Russia amid the recently introduced sanctions. Russia is imposing a "full embargo" on food imports from the EU, US and some other Western countries, in response to sanctions over Ukraine.11:07 18.08.2014
Russian billionaire’s ex wins $4,5 billion divorce claimYelena Rybolovleva, the estranged wife of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has won a $4,5 billion lawsuit as a part of the divorce proceedings, Swiss daily Le Temps reports on Monday.19:24 19.05.2014
Switzerland freezes multimillion assets of Yanukovich and his team - reportFederal prosecutor of Switzerland has ordered the freeze of around 170 million Swiss francs ($ 193 million) of assets belonging to Viktor Yanukovich and his team.10:56 05.05.2014