Arist Rollier

Arist Rollier (born November 20, 1919 in Bern , † January 1997 ) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ).

biography

Rollier studied law at the University of Bern from 1938 to 1945 ; during the same time he was in active service for three years . Then he made the Bernese advocate patent . From 1948 to 1958 he was Chamber Clerk at the Higher Court, and in between he was Extraordinary Court President in the districts of Interlaken, Biel, Thun and Bern. In 1959 he was elected public prosecutor, in 1965 as deputy general procurator and in 1968 as head of the public prosecutor's office.

Arist Rollier was a member of the city council from 1960 to 1971 and a local councilor from 1972 to 1976 . He stood up for the city of Bern and was an excellent expert on the history of the town hall.

Rollier was criticized by the 1968 movement , "because he was a relentless fighter against terrorists as a public prosecutor and the rights of defense of terrorist lawyers in connection with the trial of Gabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann and Christian Möller (two members of the RAF who committed a murder in Switzerland had committed) wanted to restrict. "

Rollier was married and had three daughters.

Quotes

A few months ago, the writers of the so-called Olten Group declared in a public appeal that one should ask oneself what else about Switzerland is worth defending. This rhetorical question from people who are after all part of our intellectual elite requires a non-rhetorical answer.

I have extensive understanding for the plight of young people, as expressed not least in the 'drug wave'. I also understand the criticism of the presumption of a 'total' consumer and performance society. For me, however, the 'fun' ends where the rule of law is called into question. 'Only he who deserves freedom like life who has to conquer it every day'. Does our society ultimately suffer from the fact that it no longer has to? .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} "A man with moral courage: Conversation with Arist Rollier, Procurator General and candidate for the municipal council". Der Bund , No. 286, December 7, 1971. p. 33
2. ↑ Bern City Council Protocol (PDF; 166 kB) of January 23, 1997.
3. ↑ Terrorism: Last Address. In: Der Spiegel from February 28, 1983, accessed on August 23, 2018
4. ↑ A not only local contribution to the Bernese church history. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 8, 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
5. ↑ "'What about Switzerland is worth defending?' City council candidates introduce themselves ". Der Bund, No. 284, December 5, 1971. P. 21, with photo.