Switzerland freezes more Angolan bank accounts
The government has decided to freeze more than twice as many bank accounts of Angolan rebels as it previously did.
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) announced on Wednesday that some 90 names will be added to the list of members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) who have bank accounts in Switzerland.
The decision to increase the number to 170 amends the 1998 order to freeze bank accounts of 80 UNITA members with assets in Switzerland.
The bank account holders listed are no longer allowed to enter or travel through Switzerland.
According to the new regulations, people or institutions administering the money of suspects are obliged to inform Seco about their clients.
The import ban on raw diamonds from Angola has also been extended to customs warehouses.
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