As Ex-Danske Bankers Get Detained, Denmark Urges No Clemency
- A total of 10 former Danske employees have been apprehended
- Detentions are the first in bank’s laundering investigations
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As the first bankers in Europe’s biggest money laundering scandal get detained by police, the political demand is for a tough response targeting the perpetrators.
A total of 10 former employees of Danske Bank A/S in Estonia were apprehended over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday. Estonian prosecutors suspect they deliberately helped criminals from the former Soviet Union launder money, for personal gain. In Denmark, where Danske is the biggest bank, the government made clear it’s not in favor of clemency.