On Wednesday, the Zurich public prosecutor demanded a conditional prison sentence of 18 months for the former Schwyz SVP cantonal councillor Bernhard Diethelm. Diethelm had squeezed the air out of her until she became dizzy. The ex-politician must therefore be sentenced for endangering life. Should the High Court follow the prosecutor's request, the year-old man from Schwyz would be punished much more severely than the Zurich District Court did last summer.
This court considered a conditional prison sentence of 8 months to be appropriate. Diethelm's lawyer considered a conviction for endangering life to be excessive.
However, should the High Court come to this conclusion, a maximum month conditional sentence would be appropriate. During questioning, the former SVP cantonal councillor denied that he had attacked and choked the prostitute. The woman had bitten his finger. He had merely pushed her. The plan was to role-play with a leash and collar.
He described himself as a "submissive piggy" in WhatsApp chats with her. It remains to be seen when the high court will hand down its verdict. My account. My Data Log out. E-Mail Weather. SDA 4. Former Schwyz cantonal councillor Bernhard Diethelm is alleged to have assaulted a prostitute. He will therefore stand trial before the Zurich High Court on Wednesday.
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