Federal Assembly reprimands Swiss television

The Office of the United Federal Assembly has reprimanded Swiss television and SVP President Toni Brunner. They had seriously violated the confidentiality of the parliamentary session during the Federal Council election on December 10. Swiss television had equipped Brunner with a clip-on microphone. Sequences were broadcast that contained covert audio recordings of personal conversations in the National Council chamber, and the President of the United Federal Assembly, Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi, subsequently demanded an explanation from SF.
According to SDA, the parliamentary services announced on Friday that it was unacceptable to make recordings in this way. Parliament's domestic authority had been disregarded. It is also a generally applicable principle protected by criminal law that personal conversations may not be recorded without the consent of those involved, the parliamentary services wrote.
After SF clearly considered the recording to be misconduct and apologized, the office waived sanctions. However, SF is given a reprimand. Brunner is admonished to adhere to the legal requirements and customs in the parliament building in future.