Swiss authorities release right-to-die activist in Sarco 'suicide capsule' case

A right-to-die activist has been released after more than two months in police custody over the reported first use of the Sarco “suicide capsule”, after prosecutors ruled out the possibility of an intentional homicide. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The suspect was released on Monday after being remanded in custody in connection with the reported use of the Sarco capsule - a sealed chamber that releases gas at the press of a button - last September in a forest in Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland. The man is the co-president of the organisation "The Last Resort". He had made available the capsule in which the body of a 64-year-old American woman who had decided to end her life was found. The man who was released is no longer suspected of voluntary homicide, said the Schaffhausen public prosecutor on Monday. However, criminal proceedings brought against several people for incitement and assistance to suicide continue based on strong suspicions, the ...