Military tribunal brings charges in CIA fax affair
The prosecutor for Military Court No. 6 has filed charges against three employees of the SonntagsBlick for violating military secrets. On January 8, 2006, the newspaper had published a classified document from the Army Command Support Base.
The auditor of Military Court 6 has brought charges against three employees of SonntagsBlick for violating military secrets. On January 8, 2006, the newspaper published a classified document from the army's command support base. The document concerned alleged secret prisons and interrogation methods of the American foreign intelligence service CIA. The main hearing is expected to take place in St. Gallen in April, as announced by the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS). In the interests of secrecy, the questioning of the accused on the matter, the examination of witnesses and the presentations by the parties will probably take place in camera. The offense could result in a prison sentence of up to five years.
