In the end, there were too many ominous events that took place around Egisto Ott over the past ten years. The guilty verdict for espionage and abuse of office against the former Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution seemed inevitable, at the latest after his interview offensive before the verdict. There Ott whispered about a secret operation; from police officers who administer drugs and from “sources” who would exonerate him but whom he has to protect. A defensive strategy that didn’t work.
