Switzerland’s controversial handling of the Magnitsky Affair, a vast Russian money-laundering scheme, is back in focus. Here a video overview:

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I studied filmmaking and animation at Zurich University of the Arts and began working as a video journalist at SWI swissinfo.ch in 2004. Since then I have specialised in creating different styles of animation for our visual products.


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How Switzerland got caught in the Magnitsky case – again

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Apr 18, 2026

Switzerland’s controversial handling of the Magnitsky Affair, a vast Russian money-laundering scheme, is back in focus.

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