Swiss to return $133 million to Uzbekistan after money laundering probe

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss attorney general's office on Monday said it was returning 130 million Swiss francs ($133 million) to Uzbekistan which it seized during am investigation involving a relative of the daughter of the country's former president, Islam Karimov.

"As part of the scheme the funds were then laundered abroad, primarily in Switzerland," the office said in a statement.

"Based on the investigations... 130 million francs in forfeited assets will be returned to Uzbekistan."

(Reporting by John Miller; editing by John Stonestreet)