People's rights Federal Chancellery files criminal charges for false signatures

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28.1.2025 - 15:25

A further criminal complaint has been filed in the case of allegedly forged signatures for popular initiatives. (theme picture)
A further criminal complaint has been filed in the case of allegedly forged signatures for popular initiatives. (theme picture)
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The case of allegedly forged signatures for popular initiatives continues: the Federal Chancellery has filed a criminal complaint for the third time. This time it concerns around 21,000 allegedly forged signatures for five different popular initiatives.

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The criminal complaint against persons unknown on suspicion of electoral fraud was filed with the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland on Monday, as the Federal Chancellery announced on Tuesday. It had already filed criminal charges in 2022 and 2024 on suspicion of forging signatures for popular initiatives.

According to the latest press release, this concerns around 21,000 signatures on lists for five different popular initiatives at different stages of the process, most of which have already been declared invalid by the municipalities and have not been certified. For the first time, the criminal complaint also includes a small number of suspected cases that various municipalities have reported to the Federal Chancellery as part of the nationwide monitoring process.