There are known places where ‘Ndrangheta cells are suspected. According to Blättler, a mafia case will also be opened in Switzerland in collaboration with Italy. “If we open up on both sides, the procedures will be much easier to manage.”
A major weakness of Switzerland is that the federal authorities have no overview of the overall criminal situation. «Because, for example, I don’t have access to the information system of the Thurgau or St.Gallen detectives. We have no picture of the situation anywhere in Switzerland!” the federal prosecutor complained.
In addition to the overall overview, he also sees a need for action in the legal field: in determining the criminal liability of companies. “Look at the sanctions: 5 million. That’s ridiculous,” says Blättler. “Now that’s about a quarter of the salary of a second-level manager. They pay that out of change.”
Blättler would like to see an instrument like the Deferred Prosecution Agreement DPA in Anglo-Saxon countries. This means that companies can not just be fined for money laundering, but can also be monitored and guided to improve their situation. And our goal cannot be to dissolve a company. Our goal should be a clean company that creates jobs and pays taxes.” (SDA)