Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber looks on during an interview after his news conference in Bern, Switzerland April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
BERN (Reuters) - Switzerland's top law enforcer took on 237 new criminal investigations last year, 25 percent more than in 2016, as one of the world's most secretive financial centres steps up efforts to tackle international crime.
Attorney General Michael Lauber, at a press conference on Friday, said his office was also working on 307 requests for mutual assistance from abroad, after getting nearly 200 new requests in 2017, many for help on complex, cross-border cases involving bribery, money laundering and potential extremism.
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