BC-EU--Switzerland-Tax Evasion,0120

Swiss lawmakers urge taking Germany to world court

GENEVA (AP) -- Swiss lawmakers have asked the government to haul Germany to the world court for purchasing stolen financial data documenting Germans who evaded taxes by using Swiss banks.

Lawmakers of the center-right Radical Party say Germany broke international law and violated Swiss national security when it bought a CD containing information about Swiss bank accounts.

German authorities acknowledged buying the CD last week. But they declined to disclose how much they paid an informant, who reportedly asked for euro2.5 million ($3.5 million).

The Swiss lawmakers said the government should take the case to the International Court of Justice within three months.

The coalition government, which the Radical party is a member of, has yet to respond.