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- After the attack in Vienna, two people from Winterthur were arrested.
- The Federal Prosecutor’s Office now takes over the procedure.
- The two people from Winterthur knew the killer.
Next week, the federal prosecution will take over the proceedings against two Winterthur residents who were arrested in connection with the attack in Vienna. Only “timing issues” and specific coordination need to be clarified, after which the Federal Prosecutor will “implement the transfer of the case” with the Zurich Canton Prosecutor.
The killer was an acquaintance of the two Winterthur residents.
Authorities know the 18-year-old and the 24-year-old from Winterthur because they are involved in ongoing criminal terrorism proceedings. The older of the two is the defendant in one of these proceedings, the younger is the defendant in a Winterthur juvenile attorney case.
Four people died and 22 were injured, some seriously, in the terrorist attack in Vienna. The perpetrator was shot and killed by the police. According to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, he knew the two Winterthur residents.
Together with the Federal Police Office (fedpol), the Federal Intelligence Service (NDB), the Winterthur Youth Prosecutor and the Zurich Prosecutor and in “close cooperation” with the Austrian authorities, the Federal Prosecutor now clarifies the relationship between men and “how the links to Switzerland were designed.”
Jihadist access point
Islamists have repeatedly made headlines in Winterthur. The Imam of the An’Nur Mosque was found guilty of ordering the murder of non-practicing Muslims and was deported to Somalia. The mosque was closed. Several subsequently convicted Islamists entered and left the house of prayer.
In September, the self-proclaimed “Emir of Winterthur” was sentenced to 50 months in prison by the Federal Criminal Court. He had recruited jihadist travelers from German-speaking Switzerland. He had previously been to Syria in 2013.
