Defence seeks acquittal in Swiss landslide trial

On the second day of the trial over the Bondo landslide in canton Graubünden, the defence called on Tuesday for the defendants to be acquitted. Former Bregaglia mayor and parliamentarian Anna Giacometti (Radical-Liberal Party) had acted in line with expert advice, her lawyer argued. Appearing before the Maloja Regional Court, which is sitting in Pontresina for the trial, the politician’s lawyer rejected any suggestion that his client was at fault. He argued that the charges against her were…