Prisoner turns to an organization to end his life

A detainee ended his life in Switzerland by resorting to an organization to help suicide, a first in this country, according to information which will appear Thursday in the newspaper Wochenzeitung.

The man, whose name has not been released, died on February 28 with the support of the organization Exit.

According to the newspaper, he was detained in the prison of Bostadel (north), near Zurich.

“Due to the protection of data and personality, we cannot give information on assisted or even accompanied suicides,” Exit told AFP.