Ukraine BA preliminary investigations after Aeschi's scuffle with the federal police

Following the scuffle between SVP parliamentary group leader Thomas Aeschi (NR/ZG) and federal police officers during the visit of the Ukrainian parliamentary president, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has initiated preliminary investigations. Official offenses are in question.

Keystone-SDA

21.07.2024, 21:50

SDA

In addition, the OAG received a criminal complaint following the incident on June 12 during the summer session, the authority told the Keystone-SDA news agency on Sunday evening. It thus confirmed a report in the "Tagesanzeiger" newspaper. The complaint is being examined "according to the usual procedure".

No further details are possible at present. The presumption of innocence continues to apply.