Lucerne police must delete recorded data on squatters
Published: Friday, Jun 7th 2024, 12:20
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The Federal Supreme Court has ruled in the case of two squatters from Lucerne that their data recorded for identification purposes should be deleted. The crimes of which the women are accused and any future crimes are not serious enough for registration to be proportionate.
The squatters are accused of trespassing, damage to property, defamation and one of them of consuming narcotics. They had forced their way into a vacant building, although they are not accused of any particularly serious damage to property. This is the result of a ruling by the Federal Supreme Court published on Friday.
The alleged offenses were not directed against particularly sensitive legal interests such as physical or sexual integrity. Based on the facts of the case, it is also not apparent why particularly serious offenses should be assumed in the future.
The cheek swabs taken after the arrest in July 2022 for the purpose of creating a DNA profile were destroyed a week later by order of the public prosecutor's office. (Judgments 7B_335/2023 and 7B_336/2023 of 3.5.2024)
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