Translated into English from Schaffhauser Nachrichten
In the case of the first suicide involving Sarco, which took place in the canton of Schaffhausen, the “Tages-Anzeiger” newspaper reports major doubts about the Schaffhausen public prosecutor’s office. Meanwhile, the authorities remain silent.
The Schaffhausen public prosecutor’s office is still investigating the first death in the Sarco suicide capsule. Florian Willet, director of the organization “The Last Resort”, accompanied the suicide in the forest near Merishausen and was arrested on suspicion of intentional homicide. The man was subsequently remanded in custody for ten weeks.
Now there is a new twist, as the “Tages-Anzeiger” reports. Although there are doubts about the so-called “strangulation theory”, Willet spent ten weeks in custody. According to the Tages-Anzeiger, evidence for the accusation is questionable: video recordings and oxygen measurements disprove that Willet could have used violence. In addition, no autopsy report has been available to date. The suspicion that violence was used is based solely on a telephone conversation with a person from the Institute of Forensic Medicine.
The Schaffhausen public prosecutor’s office had refused to look into the documentation of the suicide in advance; according to Willet, the euthanasia organization had offered to inform the prosecution authorities.
Lawyers interviewed by the Tages-Anzeiger editorial team criticize the lengthy investigation and the lack of access to files for Willet’s defence as “highly unusual”. The suspicion, which is based on a telephone statement, is described by experts as “difficult to comprehend”.
The Schaffhausen public prosecutor’s office refuses to provide comprehensive information and refers to official secrecy.
