René Dubois

René Dubois (born December 29, 1908 in Le Locle ; † March 23, 1957 in Bern ) was a Swiss federal prosecutor who died by suicide during his tenure (1955–1957) .

Life

René Dubois received the advocacy license of the Canton of Bern in 1934 . In 1949 he was elected head of the legal service and deputy to the Swiss federal prosecutor. In this role he investigated several affairs. In 1955 he was the first social democrat to be elected federal prosecutor by the Federal Council. He committed suicide at his place of residence in connection with a spy scandal that was about to be uncovered and in which he himself became entangled without his knowledge. The affair caused a sensation nationally and internationally.

Web links

Therese Steffen Gerber: Dubois, René. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ The dead man was lying on the floor. In: Tages-Anzeiger . March 22, 2007.
^ Report of August 23, 1958 by the Federal Council to the Federal Assembly on the incidents that were connected with the death of Federal Prosecutor Dubois and that led to the conviction of Federal Police inspector Max Ulrich. In: Federal Gazette . 1958, pp. 676-705.

predecessor	Office	successor
Werner Lüthi	Federal Prosecutor of the Swiss Confederation 1955–1957	Hans Prince

personal data
SURNAME	Dubois, René
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 29, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH	Le Locle
DATE OF DEATH	March 23, 1957
Place of death	Bern

[1] The dead man was lying on the floor. In: Tages-Anzeiger . March 22, 2007.

[2] Report of August 23, 1958 by the Federal Council to the Federal Assembly on the incidents that were connected with the death of Federal Prosecutor Dubois and that led to the conviction of Federal Police inspector Max Ulrich. In: Federal Gazette . 1958, pp. 676-705.