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The case has occupied the judiciary for years. Four rappers and a rapper from Bern posted a song about Natalie Rickli online in 2014. Today’s Zurich government councilor was covered in profanity and expressions of sexual content. Among other things, it was said that Rickli owed his political success to sexual favors.
In 2019, the Federal Supreme Court concluded that the Berne High Court acquittal of the sexual harassment charge was correct. The musicians would never have tried to send the song directly to Rickli. On the other hand, the higher court should re-examine whether a conviction for defamation rather than defamation is an option.
Prayer a little higher
With its ruling on Friday, the higher court is now following the attorney general’s arguments: There is no evidence that the claim that politics owes its career to sexual favors can be true.
The defamation conviction carries a slightly higher penalty. The five defendants have now been sentenced to conditional fines of 80 to 90 daily rates.
The rappers showed remorse
The rappers had shown remorse in previous court statements. The text was written in 20 minutes and the song was recorded “quite spontaneously”. The idea was to totally overdo it. That was clear to his own audience. But today you wouldn’t do the song like that again.
They once moved the sanction order, among other things, because they defended themselves against the accusation of sexual harassment. At this point they were right in all cases. What threatens them to stay is the conviction of abuse and slander, unless they change the sentence again on Friday.
