Source Protection: Council of States Says Yes to a Relaxation

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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Anyone who betrays official secrets to a journalist should no longer be punishable. The Council of States responds to the case of Alain Berset's former confidant, who benefited from the journalistic protection of the Ringier boss's sources.

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The Council of States wants to limit the protection of sources, thus torpedoing a cornerstone of free information and accepting that corruption remains undiscovered. A comment by Observer Editor-in-Chief Dominique Strebel.

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Ringier CEO Marc Walder and the Corona-Leaks echo: The small chamber wants to punish official secrecy violations easier. A corresponding motion went through with 34 to 10 votes, now the National Council is on the move.