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Terrorism financing: Switzerland joins task force against Hamas financing

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Switzerland is involved in an international task force against the financing of Hamas. Pictured: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (left) with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting in June. (archive image)

According to a statement from the US Treasury Department, the CFTTI is intended, among other things, to consolidate and strengthen efforts to combat international financial flows to Hamas. The task force members also include Australia, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Israel, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Great Britain and the US. The Tamedia titles were the first to report on Switzerland’s accession to the CFTTI on Wednesday.

The anti-money laundering authorities of the mentioned countries are involved in the task force, as mentioned in the statement. The so-called “Financial Intelligence Units” (FIU). In Switzerland this is the Money Laundering Reporting Office (MROS), part of the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol). As of Wednesday morning, there was no announcement on their website about joining the CTFTI.

(SDA)

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