SWITZERLAND NEEDS HARSHER PENALTIES FOR BRIBERY, SAYS OECD
April 1st, 2018
Switzerland’s significant foreign bribery enforcement should be accompanied by harsher penalties and private sector whistleblower protection, according to the latest report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) Working Group on Bribery. A statement said that the working group welcomed “the significant level of enforcement” by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG), noting that “Switzerland has cracked down on the bribery of foreign public officials in recent years.” Since the country’s last such OECD ...
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