Businessmen and ministers store their money at HSBC's Swiss bank

A preliminary list of Algerians who have accounts at HSBC’s Swiss bank showed names of businessmen, billionaires, football stars, a war veteran and a former minister.

Algerian websites Tuesday revealed 53 names involved in the Swiss leak scandal.

According to an investigation carried out by Maghreb Emergent website, a total of 440 Algerians have $671 million at the Swiss bank. Other websites revealed other names in a preliminary list. Of them, a company’s owner who possesses $10 million at a banking account opened in 1997.

The list also includes a billionaire businessman who has a wine factory. He has an account at the Swiss bank. His family has commercial activities in France, Dubai, Senegal and the US.

The same report mentioned the brother of a football team president in Algiers. He has $5.6 million. He is a partner in many companies in Algeria.

According to the same source, the list also includes a suspect involved in the East-West Motorway project case who is in temporary prion.

A war veteran who had $400,762 in 2006-2007 at the Swiss bank is also mentioned in the list.