Switzerland probes suspected forgery of signatures for popular initiatives


ZURICH, Jan 28 (Reuters) - ‌Swiss federal prosecutors and police ‌searched several houses on Tuesday at ‌firms paid to collect signatures for initiatives to change the constitution as part of investigations ‍into suspected forgery, authorities ‍said on Wednesday.

Various ‌people were questioned, the Office of the Attorney ‍General, ​or OAG, said in a statement, adding that the ⁠probes relate to suspected electoral fraud ‌involving about 30,000 signatures flagged as suspicious since ⁠2022.

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