ZURICH, July 22 (Reuters) - Switzerland's highest court has ordered a fresh ruling in the case of three men accused of breaching bank secrecy laws over leaked data that helped expose the cum-ex tax fraud scandal — one of Europe's largest financial crimes.
The three men, who are not named in the court document, were convicted in 2019 of charges including banking espionage and violating banking secrecy, a verdict that was overturned on appeal in 2021.
After years of further legal wrangling, the Zurich High Court eventually dropped the case, citing lengthy delays and finding the investigating prosecutor had been biased.
Following an appeal by the Zurich Public Prosecutor's Office, the Federal Supreme Court has now sent the case back to the High Court, ruling that neither the delays nor the alleged bias justified halting proceedings.
"The case is remanded to the lower court for a new decision," the Federal Supreme Court said.
German press agency DPA said the case involved Stuttgart lawyer Eckart Seith, who faced charges after presenting German authorities with Swiss bank documents that triggered proceedings surrounding the illegal cum-ex transactions.
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