One thing is how carelessly the Zurich Ministry of Justice handles highly sensitive data. Another thing that SP government councilor Jacqueline Fehr (59) has tried to cover up to this day. First of all, the incident that Blick revealed last week illustrates such a risk of data leaks. The data resulted in Roland Gisler, 58, a man with multiple criminal records from the Zurich environment. Owner of Bar Neugasshof, which has been the focus of police attention for decades.
Gisler tried to blackmail and influence the Zurich judiciary with the data, so the prosecutor is investigating him. Milieu-Beizer was sentenced to several years in prison for, among other things, drug trafficking and possession of illegal weapons. He took the decision to the Federal Supreme Court as he saw it as revenge for the Zurich authorities for the data scandal.
Blick has a wealth of documents, images and chat histories showing how Gisler tried to influence judgment. He probably used the home addresses and phone numbers of prosecutors, judges and their families, which he found on the hard drives of the Zurich Ministry of Justice.
Photo of the slaughtered sheep was sent to the prosecutor’s wife
Gisler specifically targeted prosecutor Felix K.*, who conducted a criminal investigation against Gisler in another case in 2017. From May to November 2020, Gisler contacted K. and his wife several times via phone or WhatsApp. In a chat history accessible to Blick, Gisler wrote that he would be renting an apartment with the family. Before that, he sent a photo of the family’s mailbox, which he probably took himself.
Gisler sent the prosecutor’s wife documents that she believed should show how bad her husband was. 28 November 2020 was followed by a meaningful picture. He points to the sheep and the text: “We do what they say. Then it’ll be over quickly.” Then the inscription “60 minutes later” and a photo of the slaughtered sheep.
In his statement on 6 July 2021, K. was not surprised by the events that are the subject of the current criminal prosecution for crimes of violence, threats and extortion. “From the trials I’ve had against him, I knew that Gisler often met privately with authorities, including his children.”
Hanging banners and threatening demonstrations
Gisler also had her eye on the Zurich prosecutor, Rudolf H.*. From May 2020, she visited him several times in his private residence and – according to the Zurich prosecutor’s office – made an investigation about H. in his private setting. In August, Gisler is said to have announced a demonstration in H.’s residential area and hung a poster with drawings and mixed expressions in H.’s private setting and workplace.
Gisler targeted a large number of judges as well as prosecutors. In one case, he is said to have sent posters to a private address and threatened demonstrations. Gisler also called the judge’s mother.
Why all this?
According to the Zurich prosecutor’s office, Roland Gisler’s aim was always the same: he wanted to positively influence the ongoing criminal proceedings against him. He’s said to have repeatedly pointed out that he has extensive data from discarded hard drives from the Justice Department – but apparently no one took the threat seriously for long.
The public prosecutor’s office describes the procedure as “almost mob-like”. It represents a “serious case of influencing the judiciary”.
*Name known to editors