For Stefan Brupbacher, it is uncomfortable. The Federal Prosecutor wants to take out against the Zurich FDP-man and Director of the industry Association Swissmem investigation. She has deposited a so-called authorisation application to the Federal Department of justice and police (FDJP), such as a Department spokeswoman confirmed on request. Now the Ball is in the FDP Federal councillor Karin Keller-Sutter : your Department must decide whether the law enforcement officers of the Federal government may take action against Brupbacher. The office of the attorney General emphasizes to request that you has not yet opened a criminal case. It is important for all parties Involved, the presumption of innocence.

“The application is disastrous”

at The core of it is the suspicion that Brupbacher has injured during his time as Secretary-General of the Department of Economic Affairs Federal councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann, the obligation of professional secrecy. This newspaper reported in June that Brupbacher in November reached 2018 confidential internals of the foreign policy Commission of the national Council (APK) to his future employer, Swissmem far.

“Disastrous”: the mail exchange between Brupbacher and the interim Director of Swissmem (blackened by the Federal government).

So Brupbacher warned his future Swissmem work colleagues on a Commission of the request of the SVP-politician Andreas Aebi. The request threatened the free trade policy of the Federal government and the interests of the Swissmem and the rest of the industry.

Brupbacher, who was elected a few weeks previously to the Swissmem Director, was worried. He called on the Swissmem in the run-up to the crucial Commission meeting to lobby against the application of Aebi: “It would be great if you can enlighten one or other of the parliamentarians from the CVP and SVP, close to you, that the application is disastrous.” A Swissmem-the squad has dealt with in the following days, three CVP-politicians. The Mails between Brupbacher and Swissmem has received editorial, having regard to the public law.

“thank you, Stefan,” The reply from the interim Director of Swissmem (blackened by the Federal government).

the exam, then the authorization

The case Brupbacher was made to law enforcement by the Federal government for attention. Over the summer, the Federal government examined the Ombudsman for the mail of Stefan Brupbacher, and brought the first information. Because of the suspicions substantiated, followed in mid-September, the authorization request to the FDJP . This step is mandatory for the law enforcement officials, for offences relating to their Job. The authorization is to be avoided, that the administration is placed by the void procedure of deliberately lame.

violations of the Secrecy will be punished with imprisonment of up to three years or to a monetary penalty. The Federal Council holds its employees to be very careful with information obtained through their official position. “Federal employees”, i.e. it is about the code of conduct for the Federal administration, “using non-public information to gain a personal advantage for themselves or others, and based on this information, no recommendations or instructions.”

APK waives notice

in addition to the Federal public Prosecutor’s office holiday looked after the summer, the indiscretion of the affected foreign policy Commission of the national Council with the case Brupbacher. According to APK-President Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter (CVP, BL) has not decided the Commission to reimburse itself display against the former top officials. The reason for this is that the Federal government should bar to determine if there is evidence of a violation of official Secrecy anyway, ex officio.

talks with a number of APK members also show that different opinions exist about the Severity of the offense. While some judge the indiscretion as very problematic, find other overrated the affair. It is normal and even necessary, that between the administration and the economy, an exchange takes place, say, a civil member of the APK.

Stefan Brupbacher self-confidence. “In our opinion, was in contact with Swissmem no Offense,” he writes on request. The agenda for the meeting of the foreign policy Commission of the national Council of public have been widely known. The same is true for the resistance of certain circles against the free trade agreement. He was waiting for the results of their investigations with Serenity, the Swissmem Director.

How and when the FDJP, the authorization request is evaluated, is open. Typically, the Federal government denied the authorization only if the accusations are obviously wrong, or if a slight fact, can be punished with a disciplinary measure. The latter possibility is eliminated in the present case, since Brupbacher is since his move to the Swissmem is not a state employee, and more.

Created: 30.10.2019, 09:28 PM