[4][5] In the final report, Hug accused former Federal Councilor and Justice Minister Kurt Furgler, who was responsible for implementing these treaties, of having advocated for “a bending of the law”.
In the cases of Poland and Hungary where money was transferred to the respective governments, Hug found that Switzerland did not hand over the list of names of account holders.
[6] While accepting responsibility to compensate any heirs to the funds transferred to Poland, Hungary and any of the other then-Communist Eastern European governments under the aforementioned treaties, as well as publicize names of account holders, the Federal Council rejected and criticized the specific allegation made against Furgler in a press release.
This was published in 2002 under the title "Swiss armaments industry and war material trade during the National Socialist period: corporate strategies - market development - political surveillance".
He further stated that “In particular, the Swiss commodity trading center, which is benefiting massively from Putin's war and is helping to finance it, naturally sees no problem in remaining ‘neutral’ “.
He affirmed that Switzerland needs fighter jets, "but not for surprise attacks deep in enemy territory, rather ones that are adapted to our defensive needs.” and that "The F-35s are operationally the wrong ones and financially a bottomless pit.