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Parliamentary committee to probe Bellasi scandal

This content was published on Aug 26, 1999 An independent parliamentary committee said Thursday it was launching a probe of the Bellasi case, which has developed from a fraud case into an intelligence scandal, amid allegations of a secret army and the discovery of an arms cache. Ways and Means Committee president Bernhard Seiler told a news conference in the capital Berne that…

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Defense minister Ogi promises Glasnost over Bellasi scandal

This content was published on Aug 25, 1999 Swiss Defense Minister Adolf Ogi said Wednesday that he had ordered a thorough screening of the military’s financial transactions in order to avoid a repeat of the Bellasi fraud case that has been making headlines in Switzerland in the past days. Dino Bellasi, an intelligence officer and former accountant in the ministry, is under arrest…

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Parliamentary committee probes defence ministry scandal

This content was published on Aug 25, 1999 The Swiss parliament’s ways and means committee will tring to find out on Wednesday whether a senior defence ministry accountant – who is now under arrest on suspicion of fraud — also had access to secret documents in the ministry’s intelligence unit. The probe takes place against the background of mutual finger pointing by the…

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Willisau jazz festival: From Cuba to New York

This content was published on Aug 25, 1999 This year’s jazz festival in the town of Willisau got underway Thursday with musical highlights ranging from Cuban music to jazz trends of the so-called New York downtown scene. This year marks the 25th edition of the festival, which has become one of the most famous showcases of contemporary jazz music in Europe. Organiser Niklaus…

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Swiss banks play down dispute over Holocaust bank settlement row

This content was published on Aug 24, 1999 Switzerland’s two biggest banks on Tuesday played down a dispute over a $1.2 billion Holocaust settlement, saying they were confident that the settlement would be completed by the end of the year, even though some survivors were opting out. A spokesman for Credit Suisse said it was nothing unusual that some survivors preferred to opt…

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Switzerland sees swift but mixed reaction to defence ministry scandal

This content was published on Aug 23, 1999 Political reactions to the widening defense ministry scandal were swift but mixed as the country tried to assess on Monday whether the fraud scandal — which led to the suspension of intelligence chief Peter Regli (above) — had really become a weapons dealing and conspiracy affair. The Swiss People’s Party (SVP) of Defense Minister Adolf…

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Commission warns against segregation in Swiss schools

This content was published on Aug 23, 1999 A federal anti-racism commission on Monday warned against separate classes for Swiss and foreign students, saying this would lead to an unacceptable “apartheid society.” The Federal Commission on Racism told a news conference in the capital Berne that parents’ concerns about the percentage of foreign students in Swiss classrooms should be taken seriously. But it…

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Take a musical tour at Oberhofen museum

This content was published on Aug 23, 1999

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Defense ministry scandal widens as intelligence chief is suspended

This content was published on Aug 22, 1999 A defense ministry fraud scandal is drawing wider circles in Switzerland as the country’s intelligence chief is suspended and political parties call for a swift investigation into allegations of weapons dealing and a secret army. Defense Minister Adolf Ogi (r) told a news conference Sunday that, what started out as a fraud and embezzlement case…

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