Binladin’s money-laundering case dropped
French judges have dismissed a 4-year money-laundering investigation for lack of evidence – the investigation was targeting Osama Bin Laden’s half-brother, Yeslam Binladin.
Yeslam Binladin, a Saudi-born businessman with Swiss nationality, was suspected of a transfer of USD 300 million from Switzerland to Pakistan that could bring benefit to the al-Qaeda chief.
Binladin claims that he has no contact with his half-brother, saying that they shared a common bank account because of the inheritance from his father split between 54 brothers and sisters. Also, he insists on the different spelling of his family name (not Bin Laden, but Bin Laden).