“Wanted: the state attorney or attorney for the district of Zürich”, the advertisement published in the Alternative list (AL) at the beginning of October on their own Website was. Prerequisite is a choice ability to witness for prosecutors was. In addition, the candidates will have to undertake to make a contribution to the AL.

That the party was looking for the first time after a state’s attorney, surprised, because the AL would have been under had their share of the votes already since several years is entitled to a seat. The prosecutors will be elected by a majority of the people (ordinary prosecutors). In addition, the Cabinet may appoint but also so-called extraordinary state attorneys yourself.

Critical of the “repressive apparatus”

It is known that the AL of the judiciary compared to is critical. The “repressive apparatus” consisting of the police and the judiciary, was especially used to be a popular enemy of the AL and the predecessor party Poch (Progressive organisations of Switzerland). In the meantime, the Alternatives are pragmatic become.

As AL-a member of the Parliament Markus Bischoff on request, it is the greatest desire of the heart of the AL, to claim a seat in the office of the public Prosecutor. Since the claim was, have you looked for but someone but found no one. With Nadja mill man you have now is a designated candidate, which fulfilled the relevant legal requirements.

The future of AL-state attorney has been working for almost two years as an Assistant Prosecutor at the cantonal Prosecutor’s office for serious violent crime. This Department is responsible for capital crimes such as homicide, sexual offences and child protection cases or cases of domestic violence. Mill man is not a member of the AL, but was ported from the party, as smaller parties always the case.

The vacancy at the Zurich Prosecutor’s office resulted in the resignation of Jürg Boll (FDP) (see Box). The IPC, the inter-party conference of the district of Zurich, has been assigned on the basis of the proportional key to the seat of the Alternatives list and mill man, unanimously, as an ordinary Prosecutor to be nominated. The AL has inherited the seat of the FDP””.

three district judges and one chief justice position

mill man was elected to silent choice, and will be starting a new year as an ordinary Prosecutor to continue the case to the public Prosecutor for serious violent crime.

With the nomination of a state Prosecutor, the AL has made a further step on the “long March through the institutions”. The efforts of the ‘ 68 have been described, to achieve influence and Power in economy, justice and politics. The AL occupied in the meantime, three district judges and a chief judge position.

in Addition, with the geographer Richard Wolff, a Zurich city Council, was until the last elections, the political boss of the city police. What caused a for spat: “Who will bring it i d Chischte, the Lischte Alternativi!”, chanting Left in demonstrations. Today, Wolff is head of the civil engineering and waste disposal Department. In the cantonal Parliament, the AL provides six parliamentarians, in the Zurich municipal Council of ten.

Created: 30.11.2019, 10:57 PM