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FAQ on frozen of PEP's assets (pdf, 228 Kb)

Restitution of Illicit Assets Act (RIAA)

RIAA - Federal act (25 Kb, pdf)
RIAA - Dispatch (266 Kb, pdf)

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FAQ: New Act on the Restitution of Illicit Assets (RIAA)

1. What is the main objective of this Act?

2. How long has the restitution of illicitsassets of Politically exposed persons (PEPs) been Swiss policy?

3. What have been the main difficulties encountered over the past years with regard to restitution?

4. The RIAA is a “subsidiary” law. What exactly does that mean?

5. How will the assets be returned?

6. What impact has this Act have on the question of the Duvalier assets?

7. Is there still legal redress that would enable Mr. Duvalier to oppose confiscation of the assets? Can he appeal, for example?

8. Is the return of Jean-Claude Duvalier to Haiti likely to have any impact on the question of the assets frozen in Switzerland?

9. Once the new Act comes into force, how much time will it take for restitution of the Duvalier assets? What is the sum involved?

10. Could this Act apply in the case of the assets of President Ben Ali and his close associates?