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The Swiss authorities have launched a criminal investigation against Viktor Yanukovych and his relatives, the Swiss media reported. 

The investigators are intending to establish if these people were involved in money laundering.

Moreover, the report said that Yanukovych is among 20 Ukrainians whose assets in Switzerland were frozen early on Friday. The list also contains 11 ex-ministers of Ukraine. The Swiss media haven’t named them yet.

For its part, Bloomberg agency reported that Switzerland had frozen the bank accounts of Viktor Yanukovych and others in his close circle.