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A former employee of the Swiss bank UBS is accused of extensive bank data theft. He is accused of industrial espionage, violation of banking and business secrets and money laundering. The case has been pending before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court since the beginning of this week.
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extradition turkeyBy order of 29 August 2018 (file number (4) 151 AuslA 59/17 (40/18)), the Berlin Court of Appeal (Kammergericht) clarified that extradition to Turkey is inadmissible if there is a threat of prosecution for a political offense.
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chambers sex crimesA special chamber will be established at the Cologne Regional Court at the beginning of 2019. In future, this chamber will be primarily responsible for cases involving sexual offenses, i.e. rape or sexual abuse.
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