Probe Widens Into Racist Lausanne Police Chat Group

2025-08-28 02:28:23

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) A police officer in the Swiss canton of Vaud has been linked to a racist WhatsApp chat group, which was uncovered as Vaud's main city, Lausanne, erupted into rioting earlier this week. This content was published on August 28, 2025 - 13:19 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

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A Lausanne city police internal probe has pointed the finger at the cantonal police officer. According to Vaud government minister, Vassilis Venizelos, sanctions could be imposed against him.

The man in question was working for the Lausanne police when he joined the chat group before transferring to the cantonal police, reports the 24 heures newspaper.

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