Office of the Attorney General Threat of terrorism also on the rise in Switzerland, says Attorney General
120 terrorism proceedings are currently being conducted in Switzerland. As Attorney General Stefan Blättler said in an interview with the SonntagsZeitung, this corresponds to a doubling of cases compared to 2022.
05.01.2025, 02:19
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Most of them had a jihadist background. This involves terrorist propaganda on the internet, money flowing from Switzerland to terrorist organizations and people travelling to jihad. There is a risk that these people will one day plan attacks themselves if they are not stopped in advance. Thanks to interventions, planned attacks have actually been prevented in recent times, Stefan Blättler continued. Nevertheless, he warned: "We must expect terrorist activities in Switzerland to increase."
The impression that Switzerland has so far been spared compared to other countries such as Germany or France is misleading. Even if these were comparatively small cases with isolated individual perpetrators, there were still incidents in Morges, Lugano and Zurich. Precisely because these were isolated perpetrators, it is all the more difficult to detect them. "The attack in Magdeburg underlines once again that we must be vigilant," the Attorney General continued.
Investigations fall by the wayside
Other investigations, such as into organized crime or cybercrime, have fallen by the wayside due to overwork and a lack of personnel at the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office. "The federal government has neglected internal security for a long time. We clearly have a shortcoming in this area," Blättler was quoted as saying.
Blättler warned that Switzerland must take active action against gang crime in order to avoid situations like those in Belgium or Sweden with violence and extortion.
