Legislative Bill · Matterhorn
Failed

Toughening Criminal Justice Reforms of 2022

Proposed by Conservative Movement · fronted by Rainer Wolf
Failing
passing in 2 of 3 chambers
Opened
20 Oct 2022
Voting closes
19 Dec 2022
Chambers
3 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These reforms restore order by lowering criminal responsibility, ensuring harsh consequences for crimes, and equipping police to deter violent offenses—protecting communities with justice and safety.

Proposed Changes

1

Age of Criminal Responsibility
Previous law
From 16
Criminally responsible from age 10

2

Capital Punishment
Previous law
Death penalty constitutionally prohibited; extradition refused to countries that use it
Public execution for a wide range of crimes (murder, treason, drug trafficking, blasphemy)

3

Prison & Sentencing Philosophy
Previous law
Minimise prison; community sentences
Austere prisons, hard labour

4

Repeat Offender Sentencing
Previous law
Reoffending triggers rehabilitation orders
"Three strikes" — life on third serious offence

5

Armed Police
Previous law
Mostly unarmed; specialist armed units on call
Police routinely carry military-grade weapons

Timeline

  • Draft
    20 October 2022


  • Vote Open
    20 October 2022


  • Vote Closed
    19 December 2022


  • Did Not Become Law
    19 December 2022

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed
2Yes 4No 1Not voted 7 seats

For: 2 / 7 seats (28.6%)

Against: 4 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 33.3%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 0 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 2 Yes
Democratic Socialist Union 4 No

Ständerat

Passed
28Yes 18No 0Not voted 46 seats

For: 28 / 46 seats (60.9%)

Against: 18 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 60.9%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 7 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 28 Yes
Democratic Socialist Union 11 No

Nationalrat

Passed
123Yes 77No 0Not voted 200 seats

For: 123 / 200 seats (61.5%)

Against: 77 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 61.5%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 31 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 123 Yes
Democratic Socialist Union 46 No

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

No

“The party that called Marxists inventors of Gulags, want to recreate that inhumane system of Gulags in our country. At 10 years of age, a child do not have any sense. Then why sent him to jail and do child labour? Prison is a place where people can correct themselves, not a hell.”

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