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Zurich Prosecutor Charges Journalist Over Vincenz Revelations

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The Zurich Public Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against the business journalist Lukas Hässig, whose series of revelations had triggered the case involving former chairman of the executive board of Raiffeisen bank Pierin Vincenz. Hässig himself revealed this in an article published today in Inside Paradeplatz. The journalist had gone as far as the Federal Court in an attempt to prevent the trial, but without success. The date of the hearing has not yet been set. The public prosecutor’s office also had no intention of bringing any charges. It had dropped the case against Hässig in December 2025. However, Beat Stocker, Vincenz’s business partner and co-defendant, lodged an appeal and was successful. + Court verdict of Swiss banker Vincenz expected in January According to Stocker, Hässig had infringed his privacy in the articles about Vincenz’s alleged irregularities. Consequently, searches were carried out at Hässig’s office and home in June 2025. Verdict in January The ...