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Listening: Swiss prosecutors to close ‘Covid leaks’ probe
A criminal investigation into a Swiss media editor and a former health ministry official over leaked government Covid pandemic strategy is to be closed.
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The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) said the probe against Peter Lauener, ex-halth minister Alain Berset’s former head of communications, and Ringier CEO Marc Walder will be discontinued.
“On the basis of the available evidence, there is no confirmation of the suspicions”, the OAG wrote to Keystone-ATS on Thursday, following a newspaper article by Tamedia.
The authorities have informed the parties involved of their intention to close the criminal investigation. Formally, however, it has not yet done so.
This decision follows a ruling by the Federal Court last month, confirming that the OAG was not entitled to access the data of Lauener and Walder for its investigation into the Corona Leaks scandal.
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