Credit Suisse Nazi Accounts Discovery Sparks Outrage and Questions of Swiss Neutrality
The recent revelation that hundreds of accounts with links to Nazis have been discovered at Credit Suisse, as stated by a US lawmaker, isn’t exactly groundbreaking news. It feels more like the unveiling of a long-kept, albeit poorly guarded, secret. The notion that Swiss banks, and Credit Suisse in particular, have a history of holding assets connected to Nazis has been a subject of discussion and investigation for decades. Commissions like the Bergier Commission in the mid-1990s and later, the Volcker Commission, delved into these very issues, attempting to shed light on Switzerland’s role as a financial haven during and after World War II.… Continue reading
Matt Underwood