Philippines seeks criminal charges against Wirecard former executive


MANILA, June 4 (dpa): Philippine investigators have sought criminal charges against a former executive of the German payment company Wirecard AG in connection with a financial scandal that led to the firm's collapse last year, the justice department said on Friday.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed a complaint for falsification of commercial documents against Austrian Jan Marsalek and several individuals, assistant state prosecutor Honey Rose Delgado told reporters.

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