Behring steps up the pressure over his trial

Swiss financier Dieter Behring has lodged a complaint with the Swiss Office of the Attorney General against the judge presiding over his trial. It is the second complaint he has made over people involved in his court case. The 61-year-old Behring has been answering charges at the Bellinzona Federal Criminal Court after his collapsed investment scheme cost clients some CHF800 million ($804 million). He is accused of fraud, qualified money laundering and embezzlement. On Saturday the Attorney General’s Office confirmed a report in the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper that Behring had lodged a complaint against the president of the Bellinzona court, Daniel Kipfer Fasciati. The judge heads the three-strong team which is overseeing the Behring case. The Attorney General’s Office told the Swiss News Agency said that among the allegations listed in the complaint were suspicions of a breach of judicial confidentiality and abuse of office. It will be looking into the matter. If ...