Angola: State signs deal with Switzerland to speed up asset recovery Angola and Switzerland on Monday in Luanda signed a memorandum of understanding on mutual legal and judicial assistance in criminal matters, which should give “greater speed” to asset recovery by the Angolan state. The memorandum is an “instrument of common interest,” mainly due to the “simplification of legal assistance procedures, standardisation of working language and the option for direct contact instead of compulsory diplomatic channels. The document was signed on behalf of the Angolan state by the Attorney General (PGR), Hélder Pitta Grós, and on behalf of the Swiss Confederation by its ambassador to Angola, Nicolas Herbert Lang.