4 arrested after controversial 'suicide pod' used for the first time in Switzerland
Zurich: Four people were arrested in Switzerland after a controversial capsule, known as the "Sarco" pod, was used to end a woman's life. The incident took place in the northern canton of Schaffhausen on Monday.
Prosecutors have initiated criminal proceedings against the detainees for "inducing and aiding and abetting suicide." The deceased was identified as a 64-year-old American woman who had been suffering from a severely compromised immune system.
Among the arrested was Florian Willet, co-president of "The Last Resort," the group behind the capsule. He was reportedly the only person present at the scene alongside a Dutch journalist and two Swiss nationals, according to a spokesperson for the group.
The Sarco capsule, designed by Australian physician Philip Nitschke, causes death by releasing nitrogen gas inside, lowering the oxygen level to a fatal degree. The device has raised legal and ethical concerns in Switzerland, a country known for its laws allowing assisted suicide.
Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, the Swiss minister responsible for health, stated that the Sarco does not meet product safety requirements and that its use of nitrogen is not legally compliant.
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EC to announce assembly poll dates for four states, one UT this evening
New Delhi (PTI): The Election Commission will announce dates for assembly polls in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Puducherry on Sunday evening.
The poll authority has convened a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule.
The terms of these legislative assemblies are ending on different dates in May and June.
Final electoral rolls of the four states and the Union territory of Puducherry have been published as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters' list.
