Federal Councilor Karin Keller-Sutter.Image: keystone
Apr 12, 2026, 7:17 am04/12/2026, 07:39
Previous reports of suspicion against daycare workers, an alleged case of abuse in the diocese of Basel and the public prosecutor’s office are investigating the complaint by Federal Councilor Karin Keller-Sutter: This and more can be found in the Sunday newspapers.
The headlines in unverified reports:
The public prosecutor’s office is investigating the Keller-Sutter case
After Federal Councilor Karin Keller-Sutter reported sexist insults, the public prosecutor’s office said: “SonntagsBlick” the investigation started. The criminal proceedings for insults and slander are initially directed against unknown persons, as the newspaper wrote. An X user is said to have asked the AI chatbot Grok to insult Keller-Sutter. According to the newspaper, the procedure could become a precedent. Keller-Sutter is also demanding that the Bern-Mittelland public prosecutor’s office check whether those responsible at
Suspicion reports against daycare workers had already been reported earlier
According to the “NZZ am Sonntag”, almost two years before the first criminal complaint, there were reports of suspicion against the daycare worker who is accused of sexually abusing 15 small children in Winterthur and Bern. In the fall of 2020, a toddler said at home that the carer was putting on gloves and “petting” children in the dormitory, as the newspaper wrote. The mother contacted the Winterthur daycare center. The “NZZ am Sonntag” had a note from her mother at the time. An apprentice also reported cross-border behavior. According to the newspaper, the umbrella organization of the daycare center wrote that these were “completely new issues that are completely new to those responsible today.” People take them very seriously and want to pursue them.
The diocese of Basel is concerned with a suspected case of abuse
According to the “SonntagsZeitung”, the diocese of Basel is dealing with another case of abuse. Two priests were suspended from duty in Biel BE in March, as the newspaper wrote. They are therefore accused of crimes against the sexual integrity of an adult. The Biel-Seeland public prosecutor’s office has initiated an investigation. The presumption of innocence applies. The advertisements were submitted in November 2025 by Basel Bishop Felix Gmür. The fact that the priests remained in office for the time being is due to the course of the legal process. Only when the initial questioning by the public prosecutor has been completed can the reporting party take action.
Data centers benefit from controversial discount
According to “NZZ am Sonntag”, electricity-intensive data centers benefit from a controversial discount and receive part of their electricity costs refunded. The federal government transferred around 1.7 million francs to the industry for 2023, as the newspaper wrote. There will likely be even more in the future. “If the number of data centers increases, it can be assumed that more will receive reimbursement,” the newspaper quoted the Federal Office of Energy as saying. Because companies that need a lot of electricity can be exempt from a levy. The Swiss Data Center Association has pointed out the obligation to agree targets with the federal government and to take efficiency measures. Switzerland already has one of the highest densities of data centers in the world, wrote the “NZZ am Sonntag”.
New communication strategy at SRG
According to “SonntagsBlick”, SRG General Director Susanne Wille has rejected a purchased communication strategy. Four consultants from an external agency worked on the strategy paper, as the newspaper wrote. Industry experts would estimate the costs to be in the mid six-figure range. As part of the new strategy, Markus Berger was brought in as head of communications. He has now left the company, as the industry platform “personallich.com” wrote last month. Instead of a central communication management, Wille will rely on a newsroom structure in the future, wrote “SonntagsBlick”. The SRG announced that this would make communication easier, more efficient and more integrated.
Cuba earns millions from exporting cigars to Switzerland
According to “NZZ am Sonntag”, the Cuban regime earns tens of millions from exporting cigars to Switzerland. At the center is Intertabak AG, a joint venture between Swiss tobacco companies and the Cuban state, as the newspaper wrote. In 2024, the company made over 20 million francs in profit after taxes – with 21 employees. A significant portion of the money went directly to the Cuban regime. In 2020, the company also received around 30,000 francs in state Corona compensation for short-time work. The newspaper took this from the corresponding annual report. When asked by “NZZ am Sonntag”, Intertabak AG said it had “no insight” into how the proceeds were forwarded on the Cuban side. The business activities are purely operational in nature and comply with all legal requirements.
New living space study
According to a study presented in the “SonntagsZeitung”, expensive new buildings can provide affordable living space. This is due to a chain of moves, as the newspaper wrote with reference to the study by the University of Bern. The authors Lukas Hauck and Frédéric Kluser examined the relocation chain for Switzerland for the first time. The result confirms findings from international studies, the newspaper wrote. If a well-earning household moves into a new building, the old apartment is available to new tenants. According to the study, in the third row of this moving chain, the income of the household moving up is below the Swiss median. This means he belongs to the low-income half of the Swiss population.
The federal government expects an increase in migrants from Eritrea
According to “SonntagsBlick”, the federal government is expecting an increase in migrants from Eritrea. How much migration will increase is unclear, as the newspaper wrote. “While migration pressure has increased due to the risk of conflict with Ethiopia and the difficult economic situation, the escape routes from Eritrea have become more difficult and dangerous,” “SonntagsBlick” quoted from a report by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). The threat of military service is another problem. After three years back in the country, the diaspora status, which exempts from national service, no longer applies. This deadline should be shortened to one year, as “SonntagsBlick” wrote.
Cold calling by telephone in the insurance sector continues
Despite its ban in Switzerland since September 2024, cold calling by telephone in the insurance sector continues, according to “Le Matin Dimanche”. The Federal Office of Public Health has only opened four procedures out of 145 reports and has not imposed any fines, as the newspaper wrote. Testimony recently collected by the newspaper showed aggressive and obscure calls that often could not be traced. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Finma) continues to receive reports, but is coming across complex intermediary networks, some of which are based abroad or are not registered. There is also a loophole in the law: the ban no longer applies as soon as the person contacted agrees to an appointment.
Umbrella organization against teachers wearing headscarves
According to “NZZ am Sonntag”, the umbrella association of teachers in Switzerland (LCH) has spoken out against teachers wearing a headscarf. The newspaper quoted a draft position paper from the LCH as saying that “denominational neutrality” applies to teachers in public schools. Teachers must therefore avoid religious symbols “in order not to give the impression that the state is taking sides with a religion”. Schoolgirls have the right to wear a headscarf, the LCH wrote in its position paper, according to the newspaper. The association is expected to publish this in April. However, opinions in the LCH would differ, President Dagmar Rösler told the newspaper.
Ford sources aluminum from Valais
According to the “SonntagsZeitung”, the US car manufacturer Ford is sourcing aluminum from Valais after fires in a New York factory. Because of the 50 percent tariff on aluminum, this costs the importer millions, as the newspaper wrote. Ford is likely to have paid almost 85 million francs since September for the aluminum from the Novelis plant in Sierre alone. Ford is slapping this on the price of the F-150, America’s favorite car. The demand from the USA is so great that it is reflected in the federal government’s official export figures, the newspaper wrote. The tariffs only play an indirect role in the local aluminum industry, as Marcel Menet, managing director of the Swiss Aluminum Association, told the newspaper. (sda)