Vatican fraud trial to resume with boost for prosecution

A general view of the 60 Sloane Avenue in London, Britain, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's landmark fraud and embezzlement trial resumes after a long break on Tuesday with the beleaguered prosecution buoyed by two favourable decisions in related cases by Swiss and Italian courts.

The trial, in which defendants are accused of fraud and other crimes around the Vatican's 350 million euro ($400 million) purchase of a luxury building in London, is still mired in procedural wrangling.