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Brian K. * (24) moved a special wing at the end of October, which Zurich built especially for prisoners who were willing to use violence. Apparently the troublesome prisoner broke his cell there on the first day.
The criminal known by the pseudonym “Carlos” had become known as a young man who could only be deterred from committing more crimes with an expensive special environment. As a prisoner, he made a name for himself as the most dangerous inmate in Switzerland, who had to be accompanied by several officers in riot gear as he walked through the yard. This while the prisoner was handcuffed and handcuffed.
The kickboxer, who was well trained at the time, is now unrecognizable. The 24-year-old has grown into a plump man with sad eyes, but he still seems to have impetuous powers. Because in a fit of rage, he demolished what is probably the most expensive prison in Switzerland that was built especially for him.
Back to the “bunker”
To put an end to these dangerous special missions for the dangerous prisoner, the Pöschwies prison in Zurich this year built a special secure wing for 1.85 million Swiss francs: two cells that are connected to their own courtyard via floodgates.
The facility, which looks like a large cat enclosure with indoor and outdoor areas, is remotely controlled. For the price of a single family home, additional provisions were made for an indestructible system to be built.
However, as now, “Switzerland at the weekend” reports, Brian K. was already “scared” the first day after moving in on October 27: “With his bare hands he hit the doors of the seafront and damaged them so much that can no longer be used since then. ” The exceptional prisoner is now back in the “bunker”, as the Pöschwie isolation cells are called.
“Carlos” is in danger at the Pöschwies
When asked how such an expensive system could break down immediately, the Zurich prison department was not welcomed. The offender’s lawyer, for his part, was willing to explain how the escalation had occurred. “When Brian went into the new special cell, he saw a camera that could record everything in the cell. He felt once again kidnapped and betrayed. As a result, he was angry ‘, as lawyer Thomas Häusermann puts it. The view might have been covered with a curtain, but Brian K. apparently didn’t know.
According to Häusermann, the safety of his customer in Pöschwies is not guaranteed. There are criminal proceedings pending against Brian K. and a guard. Brian K. was sentenced in first instance in 2019 for allegedly beating staff. This case is expected to reach the high court in the spring of 2021. Another similar process is pending against him.
Lawyer Häusermann: “In this highly charged situation, it doesn’t take much for the emotions to rise again.” Your client only wants one thing: away from there, to another prison. That is the only chance to start over. Only then would he have a real chance.
Walking daily as a human right
Apparently the prisoner is also being humiliated. According to a journal he writes for his lawyer, he had to clean the wet floor with his clothes after showering and received no new clothes for hours. Or get pork to eat even though he rejects it.
The high-risk inmate has already known numerous prisons in the country. In the absence of alternatives, the special unit with riot gear was deployed to escort Brian K. to the yard. On weekends and holidays, the prisoner remains seated in the “bunker”, although the daily walk is a human right.
The federal court ruled on November 17 that the inmate had played this right with a view to damaging the special cell: “You cannot demand the right to walk every day and at the same time frustrate the official measures that guarantee it.” Brian K.’s father is quoted as saying: “We will forward this judgment to the European Court of Human Rights.” (kes)
