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Swiss Top Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Sperisen

Summary by SWI swissinfo.ch
Swiss court upholds Erwin Sperisen’s 14-year sentence over Guatemalan prison killings.

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Geneva, Oct 22 (EFE).- The Swiss Federal Court confirmed this Thursday the sentence to 14 years in prison for complicity in seven murders of the former head of the Guatemalan National Police between 2004 and 2007, Erwin Sperisen, who had appealed the previous sentence of a Geneva court. The sentence of the Swiss highest court [...] The entry Swiss Justice confirms 14 years sentence to Sperisen, former chief of the Guatemalan police was first pub…

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The appeal of the former head of the Guatemala National Police is completely rejected. My Repos thus confirms the conviction to 14 years in prison for complicity in the murder of seven detainees handed down by the Geneva courts. Erwin Sperisen, found guilty of complicity in murders for soaking in the cold execution of seven influential prisoners of a prison while he was the head of the Guatemala National Civil Police, sees his appeal rejected by…

·Geneva, Switzerland
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Swiss supreme court upholds Guatemala ex-police chief sentence

·Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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The Swiss court upheld the 14-year prison sentence against Erwin Sperisen, former director of the National Civil Police (PNC) of Guatemala, for complicity in the murder of seven prisoners during the operation called “Pavo Real”, carried out in 2006. The decision was issued by the Supreme Federal Court of Switzerland, which ruled that [...]

Swiss court confirms conviction of Erwin Sperisen, former director of the PNC, for complicity in the murder of seven prisoners.

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RTS broke the news in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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