If the criminal is punishable under law, the same law should be applicable to his accomplice abetting the crime.
In the pretext of assuring total privacy and secrecy to its customers, the Swiss banks have been attracting all the illicit money from the corrupt politicians and businessmen all over the world. The recent demand from the IRS (USA) that sought details of accounts of 52,000 US citizens is not surprising at all.
Asia, especially India, is one of the most corrupt nations in the world. Politicians and influential business tycoons are able to beat the system effectively with the clouts they wield in the corridors of power. All their ill-gotten money is siphoned off and parked in the safe hands of Swiss banks that assure total secrecy of their accounts regardless of the source of funds.
Another continent is Africa. Rich in natural resources like diamond, gold and other minerals, the corrupt leaders of small nations are plundering their own land and pumping gold into the Swiss banking system. Again the drug cartels of Latin America and the international arms dealers inject funds liberally into these banking channels. Swiss economy has been flourishing because of this inflow of cheap, but illicit money. There is no one to raise the voice for transparency of the transactions. Even the terrorist organizations shop around the world for arms and ammunition uses this tested route.
If UN can impose sanctions against Iran and North Korea for trying to achieve nuclear capability, why not impose similar sanctions against Switzerland for abetting corruption all over the planet?
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