In Geneva, end of the game for a police officer who had played a game that was far too dangerous

Published on November 11, 2024 at 09:00. / Modified on November 11, 2024 at 09:09.

It is the penal epilogue of a ludicrous story. That of an inspector from the narcotics squad who had found nothing better to do than take out his Glock 43 after a drunken aperitif and empty his magazine into a trash can placed behind his workstation, injuring a colleague in the process. who was in the same room. The now ex-police officer – already dismissed from his duties by the Council of State for having caused great harm to the image of the institution (decision confirmed by the Administrative Chamber and which has become final) – agreed to close this chapter shortly glorious career by a simplified procedure which sentences him to 18 months in prison suspended for two years for endangering the lives of others.

The Police Court found nothing wrong with the arrangement and the sentence negotiated between the defense, represented by Messrs Daniel Kinzer and Igor Zacharia, and the Attorney General Olivier Jornot. At the end of an express hearing, which was held this Monday and during which the defendant did not say a word, other than that he understood the ins and outs of such a simplified procedure which deprives him of a appeal, the judge therefore ratified the decision putting an end to the case. “The facts are established and recognized, the sentence is adequate,” underlined the court. The defense made no comment following the exercise.

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