Swiss and Italian Investigation, 2001–2005
Although the charges against him were made by the United States, the nature of the UN terror sanctions program made Nada's treatment as a terror-suspect international. Therefore most of the actions taken in his direction were in the hands of Swiss and Italian authorities, due to his residential and business linkages to the two countries.
In November 2001, the Swiss government froze 24 bank accounts associated with Nada, and the Swiss federal prosecutor's office, led by Claude Nicati, began an aggressive inquiry in to the activities of Nada and Taqwa co-director Ali Ghaleb Himmat. Both men repeatedly denied any connection with Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda network.
Ultimately the Federal Court in Bellinzona dropped the charges, for lack of evidence.
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