Sperisen Challenges Switzerland Over Lengthy Proceedings

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Former Guatemalan police chief Erwin Sperisen has once again challenged Switzerland before the European Court of Human Rights, claiming that the more than 14-year-long proceedings against him violate his right to a trial within a reasonable time. Select your language

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Sperisen is appealing against his most recent conviction by Geneva courts in September 2024, which has been pending before Switzerland's Federal Court for over 20 months, his lawyers said in a statement on Tuesday.

Two years ago, Geneva courts handed the 56-year-old a 14-year jail sentence for complicity in the murder of seven prisoners in a Guatemalan prison. According to the defence, this verdict“clearly constitutes an abuse of power”.

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