Two Swiss police officers sentenced after unjustly entering a Kosovar home

The district court in Bülach (ZH) has sentenced a police officer and a canton officer on parole Thursday, broadcasts albinfo.ch. They were being tried for free control of the home of a Kosovo family.

The canton's 34-year-old policeman received a conditional fine of 90 daily units of 120 francs for abuse of office, violation of law and assault, plus a fine of 500 francs.

His 30-year-old colleague was sentenced to fines on bail of 60 daily units of 100 francs. She has received no fine, since unlike her colleague, she has not physically attacked the Kosovo family member.

Her colleague had turned his back on 33-year-old Kosovar when he did not want to let the police in, writes Sda.ch. With her conviction, the court has met the public prosecution's request, which had also demanded parole fines and in the case of the police officer additional fines.

The two have conducted police training,”, the judge said in opening the decision. As a police officer, they should know they have no access to the apartment, without permission”.

Check at 6: 00 a.m.

The police and the police did not want to make any statements and let their lawyers speak. According to them, such control was not required.

Police officers had been ordered by the public prosecution to find as fast as possible the speedbreaker of driving the 33-year-old brother, who had opened the door, records albinfo.ch. However, the court did not recognize this time pressure, for the person who had committed this offense had already accepted its delict.

The apartment was completed in April 2020 early morning at six o'clock.

The judgment is not yet of a formal form, it can still be appealed. The 34-year-old policeman still works for the canton police, but in another position. What punishment means for his workplace, his still open, telefo.ch broadcasts. His colleague did not want to provide information about her current employer. So it remains open if she still works as a police officer.