Rights group formally asks Swiss attorney general to investigate firm’s mining links with Democratic Republic of the CongoA watchdog group has filed a criminal complaint against the Anglo-Swiss commodities giant Glencore following revelations from the Paradise Papers. Human rights campaigners in Switzerland have formally asked the country’s attorney general to investigate how the multinational obtained a copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Under Swiss law, the office of the attorney general will be required to assess and formally respond to the criminal complaint lodged by Public Eye. “With the Paradise Papers, there are now even more elements pointing at embezzlement surrounding the acquisition of mines for the legal authorities to launch an investigation,” the watchdog group said in a statement. Explaining its decision to file a complaint, Public Eye said: “The recent revelations in the Paradise Papers have added yet more damning elements to this momentous saga.

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2017 09:00 UTC