By Ariane Luthi
THE trial of Gulnara Karimova, daughter of a former Uzbek president, and Swiss private bank Lombard Odier on money laundering charges began today in Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court, in a case dating back two decades.
Karimova is accused of taking bribes and running a criminal organisation known as “The Office” that allegedly channelled hundreds of millions of dollars to accounts in Switzerland between 2005 and 2013.
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