The MPC should close the investigation against Lauener and Walder
Keystone-SDA
A criminal investigation by a Swiss media editor and a former civil servant of the Ministry of Health on the carried out state Covid pandemic strategy is to be concluded.
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The Office of the General Prosecutor of Switzerland (OAG) said the investigation against Peter Lauener, the former communications manager of the former Minister Alain Berset, and Ringier CEO Marc Walder is stopped.
“On the basis of the available evidence, there is no confirmation of the suspicion,” the OAG wrote on Thursday to Keystone-ATS after a newspaper article of a newspaper article by Tamedia.
The authorities have informed the parties involved in their intention to conclude the criminal investigation. However, this has not yet done so.
This decision follows a decision by the Federal Court in the last month, in which it was confirmed that the OAG was not entitled to access the data from Lauener and Walder to examine the Corona Leaks scandal.
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