BBC Overnight Programming 10:00pm - 6:00am

Listen Live

Search

Geneva firm investigated for aiding a foriegn state

Friday, 5 December 2025 06:30

Dubai - file image

A Geneva consulting firm that touts its political neutrality is now at the center of a major investigation.

Federal police raided its offices in Eaux-Vives back in 2023, seizing all computer data.

Initially the company managed to persuade the courts to seal the findings – but now The Federal Court has ordered the unsealing – and investigations can continue.

According to the economic-crime site Gotham City, the firm is suspected of running a smear campaign across Europe on behalf of the United Arab Emirates - from creating fake Wikipedia pages to manipulating search results and sending bogus alerts to banks.

With the seals removed, federal prosecutors can now finally examine exactly what the company was doing.

Share

More from Bitesize News

  • Geneva could foot the G7 bill

    Geneva fears it will be left with the security bill from a G7 summit just across the border in Évian, according to 24 heures.

  • US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases

    Switzerland relies too heavily on an American NGO to detect child sexual abuse online, raising questions about the country's ability to protect children on its own.

  • French singer banned by Paleo

    The Paléo Festival in Nyon says it will no longer invite French singer Patrick Bruel, after a former volunteer accused him of inappropriate behaviour.

  • Cars going uninspected

    The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.

  • War may lead to rent rises

    Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.

  • Not a heatwave, yet

    Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.

Follow WRS

Download our app

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play