“No criminal investigation regarding money laundering,”
“the serious fraud office will not open an investigation after the notification of money laundering in Swedbank.”
“the Reason is that the transfer concerning the Swedish accounts in the bank is so far back in time that they are time barred, notify the authority.”
“It was american businessman Bill Browder, who made a notification on 4 march. The notification concerned the alleged money laundering of about sek 1.7 billion from the so-called Magnitskijhärvan, then around 2 billion kronor from the Browders company Hermitage Capital shall have been misappropriated and have ended up in corrupt Russian officials and prize hands instead of in the Russian treasury.”
“According to the notification, the money has been washed through the Swedbankkonton in Sweden and in Balitikum. But the prosecutor at the serious fraud office notes to the transfers to Swedish bank accounts have been 2006-2012 and in accordance with the law on penninghäleri that applied then are the possible crimes in this case time barred.”
“the Prosecutor also notes that it is a minor part of the transfers that have occurred, via Sweden.”
“the serious fraud office is investigating the separate representatives of Swedbank guilty to insider dealing and serious fraud.”
“a Separate investigation is also the suspected money laundering by the Swedish and Estonian supervisory authorities.”
