Former Schwyz cantonal councillor to appear before Zurich High Court in September
Published: Thursday, Jul 18th 2024, 16:00
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Former Schwyz cantonal councillor Bernhard Diethelm will stand trial before the Zurich High Court on 4 September. The Zurich district court sentenced the former SVP politician to a conditional prison sentence in July 2023.
The Zurich public prosecutor in charge accused Diethelm of assaulting a 26-year-old prostitute and demanded a four-year prison sentence in district court.
However, the district court acquitted the now 41-year-old of several charges, such as endangering life. What remained was a conviction for assault and possession and distribution of animal pornography.
The man from Schwyz received a conditional prison sentence of eight months and a conditional fine of 120 daily rates of CHF 100 each. In addition to the public prosecutor, Diethelm also lodged a precautionary appeal.
His political career is over for the time being due to the criminal proceedings. After his conviction in the first instance, he suspended his party membership under pressure from the SVP and continued as a non-party member of the Schwyz parliament. At the end of November 2023, however, it was announced that he would no longer be standing for the elections in March 2024. Diethelm had been a member of the cantonal council since 2016.
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