Facts
The Federal Supreme Court upholds the conviction of [A.] for attempted escape of prisoners, multiple threats, and attempted coercion. [A.] was accused of having called the prison [U.] on March 5, 2021 and having expressed to two employees that he would detonate a bomb at or in the prison and kill everyone if a certain inmate was not released. Furthermore, [A.] is said to have called a law firm multiple times on March 30, 2021 and told the secretary that he would come to the firm with four colleagues and they would see what would happen if their superior [C.] did not take his call or if he was not connected with him. Finally, [A.] is said to have called a transport company multiple times on March 26, 2021 and insulted and threatened his interlocutors.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court considers the order of an inpatient therapeutic measure under Art. 59 para. 1 of the Swiss Criminal Code (StGB) to be proportionate. The lower court has convincingly demonstrated that [A.] suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and that the offenses committed are related to his mental disorder. According to the expert opinions, there is a very high risk of recidivism for further offenses in the area of threats, coercion, etc. An…