81.   CCR also allegedly transferred five million dollars to a Swiss account.

82.   Craxi has already been tried in his absence in what became known as the case of the protected Swiss account.

83.   This concerned a Swiss account through which funds were paid to him.

84.   Under the proposed deal, the victims of the Marcos regime would be allowed to put forward their claim on the Swiss accounts ahead of the Philippine government.

85.   Last month the World Jewish Congress said it had obtained recently declassified documents from US intelligence services proving that Jewish assets in Swiss accounts were much higher.

86.   The account, along with another Swiss account, were managed for Craxi by Giorgio Tardati, a former aide, the authorities said.

87.   The bank statements uncovered by detectives reveal that several million francs was paid into the Swiss account, while Cole withdrew several sums in cash.

88.   The metallic elements were then sold to north African countries, and the proceeds deposited by the German banker in a Swiss account.