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The trips were private. There was no advantage-taking. So the Vaud state attorney General Eric Cottier has been decided. He has studied various travels to Russia, the Canton of Vaud's Finance Director Pascal Broulis (FDP), the Vaud Council of States Géraldine Savary (SP) and other Western Swiss politicians in the last years.

journalists, politicians, and the NGO Transparency International Switzerland asked Cottier insight into the investigation. Finance Director Broulis, although criminal law is relieved, tried to prevent the. Things from his privacy should not be made public, said Broulis Cottier. Cottier decided its journalists to hand over, but not to the NGO and the politicians.

22 pages long. Numerous inconsistencies remain, especially what travels on the financing of the Policy and the role of Frederik Paulsen. Paulsen, Vaud entrepreneurs, flat-rate taxed billionaire and Russian honorary Consul, was on several trips with it. As a tour guide, a former Journalist and Russia had a connoisseur Eric Hoesli, according to documents on the channel island of Jersey-registered "The Paulson Familiae Foundation" Board of Trustees, or possibly still is.

money advanced

Hoesli always emphasized: Paulsen had been a regular participant. As each participant Paulsen paid his part of the travel costs. Compared to the state's attorney Cottier Hoesli said that Paulsen had partly served as a Bank. He shot money for travel. The participants will later have the out-of-pocket money to a Bank account of Paulsen's paid back.

another key question was: Paid by the participants, cost effective journey? Finance Director Broulis is allowed to accept in accordance with cantonal guidelines, no gifts over 300 francs, and the question of interest conflicts, if Broulis with one of its richest taxpayer to travel.

the trip cost Hoesli, the NZZ had said: Depending on the embodiment of a journey of several Thousand, but less than 10'000 Swiss francs had been for a week "due". The Prosecutor listed amounts are significantly lower than that of Hoesli in the NZZ-mentioned amounts.

Eric Cottier, Vaud attorney General. Photo: Keystone

in 2016, they paid for a seven-day trip of 2300 francs. In 2017, for a trip of the same duration 2072 francs. For travel 2013 over the river Amur Hoesli was the travel cost to and from 4200 Swiss francs. Broulis and Savary paid only 2700 Swiss francs, because they participate in only a part of the journey, so your justification. On-the-spot things are supposed to be been paid in cash. The trip duration will not be called.

Cottier writes: "These explanations do not point to a benefit of acceptance in the sense of the act." In the interview Broulis said that he had worn in Russia is always "some Thousands of francs in cash", with which he helped guide Hoesli, if these people had to pay and too little money.

containers

sleeping in The depths of travel expenses substantiated Hoesli against Cottier with Spartan accommodations. You have to store in Bulk and containers, slept, said Hoesli the attorney General. The question of Stay of politicians such as Broulis, Savary, but is also a Swiss Federal councillor, Pascal Couchepin, really saves the Republican as those tourists who Hoesli for a travel office to Siberia, and according to the travel described in Three - and four-star hotels to spend the night?

Today, Hoesli on breaks with a group for 20 days to Siberia. Who travels with Hoesli, pays a minimum of 16'800 francs, in a single room about 18'000 francs. Confronted with it, informed Hoesli: This was a commercial trip that takes three times longer. In addition, those participants paid the wages of attendants, and on the margins of the travel Agency and intermediaries. According to the travel plan you are in Russia, with buses and trains on the road. Savary and Broulis traveled more elaborate, sometimes by ship and helicopter.

The group had only flown Once in a helicopter, in the year 2016, is listed on the state's attorney Cottier. Doubt. A Journalist of "Forbes"magazine wrote about the trip to Russia in 2013, according to which, the group flew to Hoesli on the uninhabited Shantar Islands. As his source he cited Eric Hoesli. A question for this, didn't want to answer Hoesli. He referred to the remarks of the Prosecutor.

After the trip to the Shantar Islands, billionaire Paulsen founded the order of friendship "Ordre de Zodiaque" and distributed to the participants certificates with your name. Attorney Cottier writes: "Pascal Broulis has suspended the object in his office." During a Visit in Broulis’ Department of the friendship certificate executed always outside its offices – in the waiting room, clearly visible for visitors and employees. The attorney-General Respondent Broulis during four hours. Frederik Paulsen, he's not a bot.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 21.01.2019, 23:16 PM