Research started into free skiing

The Public Prosecution Service confirmed reports from various media on Thursday. The judicial authority did not provide further details about the investigation when requested. The investigations conducted or planned were under official and investigative secrecy, it said.

In a report broadcast late last year, the French-language Swiss radio and television RTS revealed that the Walliser Bergbahnen (WBB), in particular, offered the federal parliamentarians of the canton and state councilors “a general subscription of 100 francs”. instead of 1575 francs”.

Government Wallis has adjusted rules

The prosecutor’s office had then announced that it would “investigate, in particular in the light of the most recent case law of the Federal Supreme Court and the applicable regulations on the acceptance of benefits, whether intentional offenses have been committed in specific cases”. “.

As a result, the Valais government changed its rules on whether or not to accept gifts, especially if the value exceeded 300 francs. Skiing for politicians at cheap rates should also lead to discussions this winter.

The government is considering further measures

In the event that the offer of ski subscriptions at a preferential rate is extended next winter by the mountain railway companies, the regional council must make a proposal, which may be a rejection, an acceptance or something else. The Council of State will then decide on it,” François Charvoz, deputy secretary-general and communications officer of the Finance and Energy Department, said earlier this year.

The adaptation of the protocol guidelines is based on a judgment of the Supreme Federal Court in October 2022, which was published in mid-November 2022. It clarifies the interpretation of the impermissible acceptance of benefits in connection with the affair of former Genevan State Councilor Pierre Maudet (44). (SDA)

Source:Blick