Zug massacre task force disbanded
A task force set up following the September 27 massacre at the cantonal parliament building in Zug has concluded its work.
The task force had been established to ensure the continuity of local political life immediately after the attack, which left 14 politicians dead. The responsibilities have now been returned to the relevant local authorities.
The temporary group was set up immediately following the incident on September 27, when a man identified as Friedrich Leibacher opened fire during a session of the regional assembly. Among the dead were three members of local government. Leibacher then turned the gun on himself.
The interim task force, made up of local authority representatives, lawyers, legal clerks and members of the cantonal police force, was established to provide assistance to bereaved families in the immediate aftermath of the attack and to liaise with domestic and international media.
The dissolution of the task force comes two days after the Zug regional government met for the first time since the massacre.
On Wednesday, the constituent assembly convened to redistribute some of the seats formerly held by the victims.
The parliament decided that four surviving government members would keep their positions and that the three ministers killed in the attack would be replaced.
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