A politician, as a witness before a court – councillor, helped the son in apartment suchedie Solothurn cantonal councillor Brigit Wyss (Green) provided with a Letter on official letterhead that your son was held in Lausanne is an apartment. The landlord feels duped. Emmanuel Borloz from Lausanne0 comments,”I can pay the rent of my son at any time”: The left, the Solothurn cantonal councillor Brigit Wyss Lausanne apartment know the landlord in a letter. Photo: Anthony Anex (Keystone)

The letter bears the letterhead of the Canton of Solothurn, signed economy, Director of Brigit Wyss has it. He was in the Dossier of their son, the search was last year in Lausanne apartment. He should compete at the ETH Lausanne, a Professor. The man applied to, among other things, as a renter for a 3.5 room apartment in a luxury building. “We have placed the property on the market in September, and the rent of the previous tenant, nothing has changed,” says Antoine David from Lausanne real estate Agency DVDIM. 2600 francs plus 150 francs, besides the costs amounted to the rent.

“As Head of the Department of economic Affairs of the Canton of Solothurn, I can pay the rent of my son at any time.”

Brigit Wyss of the Green councillor in Solothurn

Wyss’ Writing and the monthly salary of nearly 14’000 Swiss francs, of their son, fell under the applications immediately. Antoine David says: “It happens every day that a member of the cantonal government for the rent guarantee.” The letter says: “As the Head of the Department of economic Affairs of the Canton of Solothurn, I can pay the rent of my son at any time. My current income is 268’266.90 francs.”

What started good ended in a dispute. Tenants and landlords meet in July, prior to the Rent Tribunal. Wyss’ son, has challenged the rent. According to Antoine, David wanted to pay the EPFL Professor monthly 2000 francs rent, he offered him 2400 francs. It is not found. David says he respect the right Rent challenge, but he felt a bit deceived. It is assumed that the Solothurn member of the cantonal government have a moral duty to vouch for the original rent.

Antoine David’s lawyers want to question the current President of the government as a witness. On the request of Brigit Wyss to your letter to a government responds to a spokesperson. She writes: “With the official letter paper of the function as a member of the cantonal government is made transparent, which corresponds with the wage confirmation from the personnel office. Both the activities as a councillor as well as the associated annual income, are publicly available information.”

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