| Summary: | On June 2, 2020, the Swiss Criminal Chamber ruled that a video evidence showing a man raping a woman cannot be deleted from the criminal proceedings against the man.
The man had filed an appeal against a decision of the Lausanne prosecutor who had admitted the video evidence.
The criminal chamber has decided that the video evidence is relevant and reliable and may therefore be used in the proceedings.
The criminal chamber also decided that the man is not worthy of protection, since he violated his rights by his actions himself.
The verdict is final.
More detailed summary:
On June 2, 2020, the Swiss Criminal Chamber ruled that a video evidence showing a man raping a woman cannot be deleted from the criminal proceedings against the man. The man had filed an appeal against a decision of the Lausanne prosecutor who had admitted the video evidence.
The criminal court has decided that the video evidence is relevant and reliable. He clearly shows how the man rapes the woman. The criminal chamber also decided that the man is not worthy of protection, since he violated his rights by his actions himself. The man raped the woman, and with this he violated her right to physical integrity.
The verdict is final. |