Swiss ex-banker Elmer held on remand - defence lawyer

24/01/2011 - 8:21

ZURICH (Reuters) - A Zurich court decided former Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer should be held on remand after police questioned him last week over possible breaches of Swiss bank law, his defence lawyer's office said over the weekend.

Elmer would appeal the court's decision within 10 days, said a statement dated January 22 on the office of defence lawyer Ganden Tethong's website.

Elmer was taken into custody by police on Wednesday evening after he handed over computer discs to WikiLeaks earlier last week. The former Julius Baer