Fighting terrorism: House searches and arrests in the canton of Fribourg
Bern, 2.10.2020 - On 02.10.2020, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) carried out three house searches in the canton of Fribourg as part of two criminal investigations, arresting four persons. They are alleged to have violated Article 2 of the Federal Act on the Proscription of the Groups ‘Al-Qaeda’ and ‘Islamic State’ and Associated Organisations (SR 122) and to have supported or participated in a criminal organisation (Art. 260ter Swiss Criminal Code (SCC)).