Neo-Nazi suspect arrested after German fan dies in post-concert clash in Tuggen
Police detained a 42-year-old Swiss man, linked to the Blood and Honour neo-Nazi network, after a 27-year-old German died from head injuries sustained in a fight at a punk concert after-party in Tuggen.
A 27-year-old German attendee of a Krawallbrüder punk concert was fatally injured after a violent altercation at the after-party in the Bandits club in Tuggen. The clash erupted when a DJ, at a patron's request, played a song by the far-right group Landser, prompting several neo-Nazi participants to give Hitler salutes and physically confront other guests, many of whom were apolitical or left-leaning. The German was struck repeatedly, suffered severe head trauma, was air-lifted to a hospital and died shortly thereafter.
The Kantonspolizei Schwyz arrested a 42-year-old Swiss man, described as a long-standing member of the Blood and Honour network, who is now held in pre-trial detention as prosecutors investigate intentional homicide. The incident involved between five and ten people, according to the cantonal prosecutor, and follows previous right-wing incidents at the Bandits venue, which has increased security since 2014. Local authorities note that the Upper Lake Zurich area remains a hub for Blood and Honour activity in Switzerland. If the charges are confirmed, the victim would be the first publicly known death from right-wing violence in the country in decades.
Why it matters
It highlights the resurgence of extremist violence in Switzerland and marks the first known right-wing homicide there in decades.
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