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BERN, Switzerland (AP) - The Swiss government declared renowned film director Roman Polanski a free man on Monday after rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. The Swiss mostly blamed U.S. authorities for failing to provide confidential testimony about Polanski's sentencing procedure in 1977-1978. The Justice Ministry also said that national interests were taken into consideration in the stunning decision. "The 76-year-old French-Polish film director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the USA," the ministry said in a statement. "The freedom-restricting measures against him have been revoked."
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Jun 27, 2010 - 17:49 Banking on bunkers in the Swiss Alps Sheltered deep within the Bernese Oberland, two old military bunkers now serve as maximum security vaults for the use of an international clientele. Swiss Fort Knox borrows its name from the Kentucky version, which happens to be the home of the United States Bullion Depository. The focus is on secure data storage in the resort towns of Saanen and Zweisimmen, but it’s safe to say that just about anything could find a well-guarded home in the bedrock. With men in black fatigues, numerous checkpoints and alarm systems plus...
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Why Switzerland Has The Lowest Crime Rate In The World
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ZURICH, June 16 (Reuters) - A Swiss-U.S. tax deal crucial to the future of UBS (UBSN.VX) (UBS.N) hung in the balance as the lower house of parliament voted again on Wednesday for a referendum, delaying a final decision until Thursday. A special panel will be formed to iron out differences between the houses early on Thursday before they take final votes later in the day. Both houses have to reach agreement or leave the deal in tatters. Parliament's main body finally backed the tax treaty on Tuesday but demands for a referendum on the issue sent it back to the...
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Switzerland’s Catholic bishops have toughened their stance against sexual abuse within the church by announcing that offenders will be reported to police. The church had previously said it would only report the most serious cases, and that it simply encouraged victims to file complaints with the police and get help from victim consultation centres. At a meeting on Wednesday, the Swiss Bishops’ Conference, the highest Catholic body in Switzerland, said that in cases where there are sufficient grounds for suspicion, offenders would now be systematically reported to police. The Conference also decided that priests would have to have background...
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SNIPPET: "Quebec provincial police have arrested four people in connection with an alleged fraud ring that appears to have international ties. Officers with la Sûreté du Québec carried out a handful of search warrants in and around Montreal Wednesday morning. Police said they have seized almost $50 million in assets. While no biker gang members were among those arrested, police alleged the fraud ring is tied to the Hells Angels." SNIPPET: "Police say Wednesday's arrests are also tied to a money-laundering plan. However, in this case, police allege the money being laundered was subsequently lent to companies and individuals based...
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Lock up your Fathers Pricey ... OAP spent savings in brothel sessions By MATT QUINTON Published: Today AN 81-year-old granddad has been put under house arrest by his family after a bizarre accident turned him into a sex addict. Frail Angelo De Luca was in a coma for four days after he fell out of a plum tree at the family home in Biasca, Switzerland. But coming round from an operation his family were horrified to watch their devoted widower dad turn into a randy teenager again. Sex mad Angelo blew £3,000 of his savings in one session...
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Note, the following two sources "The Guardian" & "Crimson," are radical left-wingers, I am just quoting them for information, the report on the Euro-anti-Islamic atmosphere. Europe Legitimizes Islamophobia Harvard Crimson - Eli B Martin - 4 May 2010 Geert Wilders, is the current favorite to end up as prime minister in a coalition government. However, Wilders has labeled Islam “retarded” and has called to ban the Koran. These dismaying steps are part of an eruption of Islamophobia throughout Europe. [...] open vilification of Islam has become standard in many mainstream parties. The recent Swiss referendum on the building of minarets,...
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