ZURICH: Two Swiss lawmakers requested prosecutors to look at whether or not items by Swiss enterprise leaders to US President Donald Trump, together with a Rolex watch and a gold bar, violated Switzerland’s anti-bribery legal guidelines, though a supply near the delegation mentioned they complied with the legal guidelines of each international locations.
Switzerland this month struck a framework agreement with the US to cut a 39 percent tariff on Swiss goods to 15 percent. The deal got here 10 days after a delegation of Swiss enterprise leaders visited Trump within the Oval Workplace, bearing the items.
“The items have been offered to the Presidential Library on behalf of the group who attended the assembly, in full compliance with each US and Swiss regulation,” an individual near the enterprise delegation advised Reuters, including that the presents have been cleared with the White Home ethics counsel.
Raphael Mahaim and Greta Gysin, each Inexperienced Celebration members of parliament, mentioned in a letter to the general public prosecutor that the legality of the items ought to be assessed by the judicial system.
“The top doesn’t justify all means, particularly when respect for vital provisions of our authorized order is at stake,” they wrote, asking the prosecutor to find out whether or not the items violated the Swiss Prison Code. The general public prosecutor didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon Thursday.
Executives of MSC, Rolex, Companions Group, Mercuria, Richemont and MKS took half within the assembly with Trump, in line with an announcement seen by Reuters.
