Court hearing for SF editor-in-chief Haldimann
On Thursday, SF editor-in-chief Ueli Haldimann will have to answer to the Zurich District Court for recording Kassensturz with a hidden camera. In addition to him, three other SF employees are also on trial.
On Thursday, SF editor-in-chief Ueli Haldimann will have to answer to the Zurich District Court for recording Kassensturz with a hidden camera. In addition to him, three other SF employees are also on trial.
The recordings were broadcast in December 2006 and February 2007 on the Kassensturz program. In the report, the doctor examined the breasts of a young woman who had registered for a breast augmentation on behalf of the Kassensturz editorial team. It was criticized that the surgeon had palpated the woman's breasts unnecessarily often.
The court has to deal with the question of whether or not the use of the hidden camera was permissible in this case. The use of a hidden camera is the last resort of investigative journalism, Haldimann explained to the Zurich District Court on Thursday. For the Kassensturz reports, secret recordings in cosmetic surgeons' surgeries were indispensable. The aim was to make it clear that many procedures are carried out prematurely, carelessly and without risk disclosure.
In addition to Haldimann, the editorial director of Kassensturz, Wolfgang Wettstein, two other SF employees and the female "decoy" must also stand trial. Public prosecutor Lukas Wehrli is requesting different levels of conditional fines and penalties. He is demanding the highest penalty for Haldimann: he wants to impose a conditional fine of 30 daily rates of CHF 560 each and a fine of CHF 6,000 on the editor-in-chief responsible.
The recordings were broadcast in December 2006 and February 2007 on the Kassensturz program. In the report, the doctor examined the breasts of a young woman who had registered for a breast augmentation on behalf of the Kassensturz editorial team. It was criticized that the surgeon had palpated the woman's breasts unnecessarily often.
The court has to deal with the question of whether or not the use of the hidden camera was permissible in this case. The use of a hidden camera is the last resort of investigative journalism, Haldimann explained to the Zurich District Court on Thursday. For the Kassensturz reports, secret recordings in cosmetic surgeons' surgeries were indispensable. The aim was to make it clear that many procedures are carried out prematurely, carelessly and without risk disclosure.
In addition to Haldimann, the editorial director of Kassensturz, Wolfgang Wettstein, two other SF employees and the female "decoy" must also stand trial. Public prosecutor Lukas Wehrli is requesting different levels of conditional fines and penalties. He is demanding the highest penalty for Haldimann: he wants to impose a conditional fine of 30 daily rates of CHF 560 each and a fine of CHF 6,000 on the editor-in-chief responsible.
