ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss banking association has expressed regret for comparing methods used by German authorities in pursuing tax evaders with those of the Nazi-era state police, the Gestapo.
The association said in a statement on Thursday evening that its chairman Pierre Mirabaud regretted the impression that could have been created by drawing the comparison between Germany's present-day secret services and the Nazi police.
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