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Deepfake scandal: SVP National Councilor Andreas Glarner loses his immunity in parliament

Deepfake scandal: SVP National Councilor Andreas Glarner loses his immunity in parliament

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The SVP politician Andreas Glarner used AI to make a video of National City Councilor Sibel Arslan.

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A fake election campaign video, criminal charges and now the loss of immunity: SVP National Councilor Andreas Glarner is a premiere in Swiss politics after the Deepfake scandal.

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  • Andreas Glarner The SVP National Council loses its parliamentary immunity and is criminally charged with a manipulated deepfake video.
  • In the video, the green politician Sibel Arslan was incorrectly portrayed as a campaign for the SVP – an unprecedented case of digital disinformation in the Swiss election campaign.
  • The case is considered a political precedent and has triggered widespread criticism and a debate about fair forms of campaign and the protection of democracy.

It is a political first -and a digital low: SVP National Councilor Andreas Glarner loses his parliamentary immunity in the dispute over a manipulated deep papal video. This means that nothing stands in the way of criminal proceedings against the controversial politician from Aargau. This is reported by the NZZ.

The case shook Swiss politics during the 2023 election campaign: Glarner had made a video about a party association in which the National Council of the Greens, Sibel Arslan, apparently for the SVP campaign. The Catch: The video was a Deeppake – technically demanding, but completely fake in terms of the content.

Arslan reacted immediately: she had the video blocked with a super -provisional injunction and also submitted a criminal complaint against Glarner. Now the National Council's immunity committee has decided: Glarner's immunity was lifted to 4 with 5 votes – the way for investigations is clear.

Break a taboo with a signal effect

Never before has a Swiss parliamentarian publicly deployed the Deepfake technology against a political opponent. The case is therefore much more than an isolated incident – it is a precedent in terms of digital manipulation in the political field.

Particularly explosive: The video not only attacked one person, but also in democracy. And the answer was clear. All party presidents – with the exception of the SVP – condemned the incident and demanded fair forms of campaign.

With the decision of the immunity commission, the public prosecutor's office of Muri-Bremgarten can now officially investigate. It remains to be seen whether an indictment or even a legal proceedings will be submitted – but one thing is certain: Glarner has to answer for his actions in court.

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