Man Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison, 8-Year Expulsion for Knife Assault
A man has been sentenced to a conditional prison term of 22 months, along with an eight-year expulsion from Switzerland. The conviction followed a series of legal proceedings that began with an assault and threat with a knife to steal valuables.
The man's conviction was initially based on the statements of a woman involved. However, the Federal Supreme Court later ruled that the guilty verdict could not rely solely on her testimony. The Court of Appeals in Zurich then convicted him based on other evidence. Despite the woman correcting her earlier statements, claiming no valuables were taken, the Court of Appeals rejected the revision. The man's appeal to the Federal Supreme Court was also unsuccessful. Two years after the verdict, the man requested a revision of the verdict from the Court of Appeals, but the outcome of this request is not specified.
The man's sentence includes partial imprisonment for 22 months and expulsion from Switzerland for 8 years. The Swiss Criminal Procedure Code, which all accused parties should familiarize themselves with, outlines the legal process that led to this verdict.
