Journalist does not yet have to disclose sources in the Voser case

The Federal Supreme Court has granted a journalist's appeal suspensive effect. As the news agency SDA reports, he does not have to disclose the sources for his serious accusations against the doctors in the case of the death of heart patient Rosmarie Voser for the time being. The patient had been implanted with a heart that was incompatible with her blood group. The criminal investigation was extended to include intentional homicide on the basis of information from the "NZZ am Sonntag" newspaper and the journalist responsible, Mathias Ninck, was obliged to disclose the sources. Last year, the High Court ruled that the allegations could not be clarified without his testimony and that there was therefore no entitlement to protection of sources. Ninck has now argued before the Federal Supreme Court that the standards for the protection of sources would be obsolete if he were forced to disclose his information before a definitive decision was made. At the request of the Office of the Attorney General, the Federal Supreme Court has held out the prospect of a swift decision.