Greece is not one of the countries that have asked Swiss authorities to release on the web the names of suspected tax evaders who have bank accounts in Switzerland.
Switzerland has started uploading on the internet the names of Swiss bank depositors who are probed for tax evasion in their countries. This was after several countries have asked Switzerland to release the names in order to tackle tax evasion.
According to a report in Swiss Sunday newspaper Sonntagszeitung, Switzerland has received numerous formal judicial requests from tax authorities of many countries who suspect tax evaders who have funds in Swiss banks. The Swiss government decided to release the names of companies and the names, date of birth and nationality of individuals in its federal gazette, where official texts are published.
Germany, Spain, India, the Netherlands, Great Britain, U.S.A. and South Korea are among the countries that have made the request. Greece, however, is not among the countries requested the publication since there is not a single Greek name or company on the published list.
According to a Deutsche Welle report, the roll-back of Swiss bank secrecy was achieved after U.S. pressure. The official justification of publishing the names in the federal gazette was that it gave those identified the chance to seek legal recourse.
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