The Federal Council has asked the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) to initiate proceedings for the forfeiture of the Duvalier funds frozen in Switzerland, based on the Federal Act on the Restitution of Assets of Politically Exposed Persons obtained by Unlawful Means (RIAA), which entered into force on 1 February 2011. The Federal Administrative Court (FAC) will be in charge of these proceedings. Visit our Resources and Publications pages for material on the same topics: ||Switzerland||, Corruption, Forfeiture, Duvalier Case. Click here for the press release (from FraudNet member for ||Switzerland|| ||Yves Klein||, of ||Monfrini Crettol & Associes, Geneva||).