The Swiss Attorney General's Office has suspected a Russian diplomat working in Bern of violating laws on military goods.
An investigation has been launched against the suspect and two other individuals for violating laws related to embargoes and control of goods.
Switzerland has issued an arrest warrant and begun an investigation into the case of a Russian diplomat, Blick reports.
The Federal Ministry of Justice and Police has authorized the Office of the Prosecutor General to initiate criminal proceedings.
Prosecutors and police conducted searches of homes in several cantons.
The ministry's sanction was required because one of the suspects is a diplomat from Bern.
The prosecutor's office has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to lift his immunity.
The department stated that diplomatic immunity expired due to the departure of this person following a corresponding request from Bern to Moscow.
