Fraud case Zurich cantonal councillors criticize the government in the Vincenz case
The work of the Zurich public prosecutor's office in the Vincenz case led to an exchange of blows in the cantonal council on Monday. The cantonal government does not want to provide any information on how the public prosecutor's office handles the involvement of external experts.
02.09.2024, 09:45
02.09.2024, 09:57
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Justice Director Jacqueline Fehr (SP) answered an urgent interpellation submitted by the EVP, FDP and SVP on the involvement of external experts in the Zurich public prosecutor's office. The public prosecutor's office made use of this option in the Vincenz case - which led to criticism.
Referring to the ongoing criminal proceedings against former Raiffeisenbank boss Pierin Vincenz and other defendants, the cantonal government is not prepared to answer the questions. It had already refused to answer an earlier question on the subject on the same grounds.
The renewed refusal to answer even general questions on the subject went down badly in the cantonal council. Only the SP expressed a certain amount of understanding for the attitude of the Director of Justice and the cantonal government.
"Saying nothing may be the right strategy in criminal proceedings, but not in the cantonal council," said Andrea Gisler (GLP, Gossau). Donato Flavio Scognamiglio (EVP, Freienstein-Teufen), the first signatory of the urgent interpellation, was also dismayed. "We are not a banana republic, we have the right to ask questions," he said.
Despite the dissatisfaction, the urgent interpellation was closed after the debate in the Cantonal Council. However, Fehr indicated that the public prosecutor's office should be prepared to answer any questions put to the Justice Commission.
