The court must hold the following organizations and individuals accountable for violating Sergej Gerasjuta rights to conduct humanitarian activities, contributing to the destruction of his charitable organizations, and being responsible for the deaths of impoverished and sick Ukrainian patients:

Karin Keller-Sutter
Member of the Federal Council, one of the 7 top leaders of Switzerland
UBS Bank — the largest bank in Switzerland
SRF 1 – Switzerland’s main television channel
ZEWO an association directed by Martina Zigerer, operates in a dictatorial manner, having effectively seized control of the charitable sector in Switzerland and encompassing all major charitable organizations in Switzerland – such as the Swiss Red Cross, Caritas, WWF
ESA – Federal Supervisory Authority Eidgenössischer Stiftungsaufsicht
Berner Zeitung – the leading newspaper in the capital of Switzerland, as well as the newspapers Luzerner Zeitung and Aargauer Zeitung;
The federal judges – Christian Herrmann, Lorenz Kneubühler, Monique Jametti, and Thomas Müller
Berner Kantonalbank – the main bank of Switzerland’s capital, Bern, along with Migrosbank and Postfinance
Alexander Eckenstein
and the law firm Hotz & Goldmann
Beobachter magazine
Tanja Fuchs – head of the Economic Crimes Investigation Unit of the Zurich Cantonal Police, former Prosecutor of the Canton of Zurich
Tanja Graber-Inniger – a prosecutor in the Canton of Zurich, is delaying the investigation to prevent Mr. Gerasjuta from engaging in charitable activities. This fabricated criminal case has dragged on for over five years, with Mr. Gerasjuta’s personal accounts and those of his charitable organizations remaining frozen.
A third party or group of individuals who are behind everything and orchestrate Mr. Gerasjuta’s persecution as a whole.

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR):

• Violation of Article 1 (Protection of property) – due to the unjustified closure of accounts and the foundation.
• Violation of Article 2 (Right to life) – because the closure of the foundation directly resulted in deaths in Ukraine.
• Violation of Article 6 (Right to a fair trial) – failure to provide a fair and impartial judicial process, including a hearing within a reasonable time.
• Violation of Article 8 (Respect for private life) – infringement on individual privacy rights
• Violation of Article 11 (Freedom of association, including charitable activities) – restriction of the right to freely associate and carry out charitable work.

What are Switzerland’s human rights violations against Mr. Gerasjuta?

Mr. Gerasjuta established several charitable organizations to provide aid to those in need in Ukraine, including support for the sick. However, his activities faced severe obstacles from Swiss authorities:

• Incorrect Financial Assessment: Swiss government officials prepared an incompetent financial report using methods that did not comply with accounting standards in the charitable sector. They only accounted for direct aid payments, ignoring the widely accepted NGO approach to evaluating projects holistically.
• Declaring Organizations Ineffective: Based on this erroneous report, Mr. Gerasjuta’s charitable organizations were deemed ineffective.
• Reputational Damage: Swiss media smeared the reputation of Mr. Gerasjuta and his organizations.
• Fabricated Criminal Case: A fictitious criminal case was initiated against Mr. Gerasjuta.
• Closure of Organizations: Switzerland shut down all of Mr. Gerasjuta’s charitable organizations.
• Detention: Mr. Gerasjuta was placed in pre-trial detention.
• Account Freezes: All bank accounts—both his personal and those of his organizations—were blocked.
• Ban on Charitable Activity: Mr. Gerasjuta lost the right to engage in charity work.
• Bankruptcy and Homelessness: Due to debts incurred as a result of 15 months in pre-trial detention, Mr. Gerasjuta became bankrupt. He is also unable to rent housing and is homeless.

The persecution of Mr. Gerasjuta continues.

Can someone truly lose everything—their freedom, reputation, and livelihood—simply for engaging in charity? The case of Mr. Gerasjuta, who helped sick Ukrainians, raises serious questions about the limits of state intervention. His situation in Switzerland demonstrates shocking civil rights violations: from disputed financial assessments and a fabricated case to imprisonment, frozen assets, and complete homelessness. And what message does this send to those who strive to engage in humanitarian work?

Independent courts in the EU and in the United States should conduct a thorough investigation to:

• Assess the significant moral and material damages incurred;
• Demand compensation from Swiss organizations and individuals involved in the forced liquidation of Sergej Gerasjuta’s businesses and charitable enterprises

Under the pseudonym Kris Kristi, Mr. Gerasjuta wrote the first part of his book,
Human Heritage Museum. Foundations,
in whose penultimate chapter he began recounting his persecution in Switzerland. He is currently working on a sequel, where he will explore these topics in detail. We plan to publish the book in multiple languages worldwide.

All the charitable organizations Sergej Gerasjuta established to assist impoverished and sick people in Ukraine have been destroyed.

Weg zur Rettung, SOS Gerasjuta, SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG, Jugendprojekt, and the association Retten Sie Leben (Save lives) operated legally within the framework of their statutory activities. They maintained strict accounting records, which were supervised by independent professional auditing firms in both Ukraine and Switzerland.

Currently, Mr. Gerasjuta is being prosecuted in a fabricated case. His business and personal accounts in Switzerland and Ukraine have been frozen. From a successful leader, philanthropist, and businessman, Sergej Gerasjuta has been turned into a destitute, homeless bankrupt.

During the court hearings in the EU and in the United States, the obstruction of our charitable fundraising campaigns will be examined step by step from their very inception. A thorough analysis will be conducted of the actions of all individuals who have negatively influenced them.

The following individuals will testify in court as witnesses:

• Our employees in Switzerland and Ukraine, who are eyewitnesses to the events. They will provide an insider’s perspective on our work and present detailed reports and necessary documents.
• Needy patients whose health conditions worsened after they stopped receiving vital medications from our organization.
• Hospital doctors whose patients survived thanks to the life-saving support we provided.
• Family members of deceased individuals residing in Ukraine, EU countries, and the USA, whose relatives passed away as a result of the ban on our humanitarian activities in Switzerland.

Swissoppress appeals to the global community with a request to help Sergej Gerasjuta achieve his goals in defending his civil rights. Specifically:

• Find Funds for an Independent Audit to Expose the Swiss State Mafia under the guise of democracy – An independent NGO expert is needed to refute a fabricated report by the corrupt Swiss authorities. This report was created to discredit and dismantle the independent charitable organizations of Sergej Gerasjuta. We are seeking funds for this purpose.
• Raising funds for a lawsuit at the ECHR and the U.S. court – we need financial assistance to file a lawsuit.
• Supporting a foundation – we ask for support for our organization, Swissoppress, in protecting independent organizations from ZEWO’s restrictive practices and promoting a free market in the charity sector.
• Legal action against ZEWO – we intend to challenge ZEWO’s dominance in court. This private foundation, supported by the media, Swiss banks, and government officials, has been systematically suppressing organizations that are not part of its structure. Our goal is to expose its hostile actions and ensure the free operation of independent organizations in Switzerland.
• Opening a free charity market in Switzerland – we are fighting for a free and open market in the charitable sector and against those who obstruct it.
• Journalistic investigation – we call for an investigation to identify all those responsible for depriving Mr. Gerasjuta of his right to engage in charitable activities.
• Charity campaigns – we plan to organize campaigns in Switzerland and worldwide to support the fight for a free and open charity market, as well as against human rights violations in Switzerland.
• Creating a Museum of Switzerland’s Crimes Against Humanity – we want to gather information and establish a museum showcasing this case and other examples of human rights violations. Our goal is to enable the international community and the Swiss people to condemn those responsible and uncover the truth about Switzerland as a mafia state hiding behind the façade of direct democracy. The exhibition will be available online and will also tour globally, allowing people worldwide to learn about these issues.
• Documentary film – we plan to produce a film about the perpetrators and victims whose charitable efforts in Switzerland were crushed.
• Legal support – we need legal assistance to continue our charitable and public work.

Our independent auditor confirmed in the annual reports that administrative expenses accounted for a reasonable 17–23% of the collected donations. However, the supervisory authority, ESA in Bern, conducted its own unconventional calculations, asserting that only 12-15% of funds reached those in need, while a staggering 85-88% was allocated to administration. These figures were derived using non-standard methods, unrecognized in the charitable sector, where aid projects are typically evaluated in their entirety rather than based solely on direct payments to individuals. Relying on these contested numbers, the ESA imposed a prohibition on our foundation’s activities.

Karin Keller-Sutter

is a member of the Federal Council, one of Switzerland’s seven highest-ranking officials. When Mr. Gerasjuta was placed in pre-trial detention, he wrote to her about his persecution but received a negative response. She was fully aware that the fabricated criminal case was pure fiction, but did not stop it. Karin Keller-Sutter knew that we were providing life-saving medications to critically ill patients and understood perfectly well that halting this assistance would inevitably lead to their deaths

UBS Bank

the largest bank in Switzerland—is a participant in the financial destruction of Sergej Gerasjuta. Before his imprisonment, his company had an account there, which was blocked during the investigation. After being released, he opened a personal account at Credit Suisse Bank under the name Herasiuta. As soon as UBS Bank acquired Credit Suisse, his account was immediately closed. Should accounts of those who have not yet been accused or convicted by a court be closed? The bank is directly participating in the discrimination against Sergej Gerasjuta.

SRF 1 – Switzerland’s main television channel

has repeatedly aired programs praising ZEWO while portraying our organization, SOS GERASJUTA, in a negative light. These broadcasts occurred on multiple occasions, notably on February 14, 1997, and December 8, 2015.
One program even displayed our returned letters with official return postmarks. According to postal regulations, these letters should have been sent back to us. However, instead of following proper procedure, Swiss Post handed them over to SRF 1.
The broadcast explicitly stated that only organizations certified by ZEWO are trustworthy, implying that others, including ours, were not. This serves as direct evidence of ZEWO’s immense influence in Switzerland: even the nation’s leading TV-channel dances to its tune, creating biased reports that discredit organizations not affiliated with ZEWO while promoting favorable coverage for ZEWO itself.
In its broadcasts, SRF 1 disseminated defamatory content, openly siding with an individual hostile toward us, thereby discouraging public donations to our cause. Significantly, none of our sponsors or supporters was given any representation in these broadcasts, highlighting the lack of balance.
The biased SRF 1 report in 2015 played a crucial role in the subsequent ban of our activities: we began receiving inquiries from the Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations (ESA), and the process of dismantling our charitable organization was set in motion.

ZEWO – and its director, Martina Zigerer

is a dictator in the charity market in Switzerland and encompassing all major charitable organizations in Switzerland—such as the Swiss Red Cross (SRK), Caritas Schweiz, Pro Juventute, HEKS/EPER, Swissaid, WWF, Terre des Hommes Schweiz, Helvetas, and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)—and occupies a commanding position, obstructing the endeavors of any organization outside its membership.

At the very outset of our charitable activities, ZEWO demanded that we cease our work. In 1997, when Mr. Gerasjuta was invited for an interview on the program Quer on Switzerland’s main TV channel SRF1, he met ZEWO’s president backstage. She insistently urged us to halt the collection of donations for Ukrainians in need. When we refused to comply and continued our efforts, a deluge of negative press articles descended upon us, precipitating a sharp decline in contributions. Subsequently, the banks Postfinance and Berner Kantonalbank closed our accounts. ZEWO’s paramount objective is the relentless struggle against competitors until their utter annihilation.

We have been unjustly accused of opacity, despite our annual reports being scrutinized by independent auditors in Switzerland and Ukraine, submitted to the state authority ESA in Bern, and published openly on our website. ZEWO possesses formidable political ties—so potent that it swayed governmental bodies to prohibit our activities. Under the pretext of championing transparency and certifying ostensibly trustworthy organizations, ZEWO stigmatizes all others as unreliable, waging a campaign to eradicate competition. Weaker entities falter under this strain and perish. The state actively abets ZEWO in executing its anti-competitive designs. Ultimately, ZEWO orchestrated the expulsion of Mr. Gerasjuta from the charitable sector, wielding the media, banks, and Swiss government officials as its instruments.

Alexander Eckenstein and the law firm Hotz & Goldmann

Not being experts in the field of charity and employing calculation methods foreign to the practice of nonprofit organizations, lawyer Eckenstein submitted a request to the government authority ESA to initiate criminal proceedings against the leadership of SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG. His claim rested upon contentious data asserting a supposed ratio of 85-88% administrative expenses to 12-15% aid. The lawyer from Hotz & Goldmann acted deliberately with the clear intent of seizing the foundation’s assets and destroying it. 

After Eckenstein transferred all the money from SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG to his own account, he filed for the liquidation of the foundation in the official Handelsregister. Neither Mr. Gerasjuta, as the founder and director, nor the board members were able to prevent this financial and organizational ruin, as state body ESA had granted full authority to the aforementioned lawyer.

Christian Herrmann – federal judge

He turned a blind eye to the reality that the state authority ESA, whose decision to ban our foundation we appealed, had granted full control over the accounts of SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG to the attorney Alexander Eckenstein. Eckenstein blocked the payment of legal fees. On January 25, 2021, Judge Christian Herrmann set February 5, 2021, as a final deadline for the payment, despite knowing that Mr. Gerasjuta had been held in pretrial detention since January 20, 2021, and couldn’t access any money. Exploiting our inability to cover the legal costs, Judge Herrmann refused to consider the complaint filed by SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG against its ban.
Christian Herrmann became an active accomplice in the dismantling of our charitable organization, which deprived patients of essential medications, leading to the death of some.

Lorenz Kneubühler, Monique Jametti, and Thomas Müller – federal judges

On April 21, 2021, they denied Mr. Gerasjuta request for release from pretrial detention, preventing him from managing his legal and business affairs. Beyond his stewardship of charitable organizations, Mr. Gerasjuta possessed a hostel in Zurich and harbored plans to establish a shop, for which he had already procured goods. Continuing these entrepreneurial activities would have enabled him to avoid bankruptcy, pay rent, and meet other financial obligations. His appeal demonstrated that the case against Mr. Gerasjuta was fabricated, with no substantial evidence to support the charges. Despite his complete cooperation from the outset with the investigation, which could have proceeded without his imprisonment to ensure its progress, these judges, fully understanding the inevitable consequences – the closure of charitable projects, financial ruin, and personal bankruptcy – actively abetted this dire fate.

Federal judges (Christian Herrmann, Lorenz Kneubühler, Monique Jametti, Thomas Müller) should be held accountable for violating the right to conduct charitable activities, contributing to the destruction of SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG, and causing the deaths of impoverished and sick Ukrainians whom the foundation provided with medicines, through:

1. The ECHR for unjustified decisions that upheld the liquidation of the foundation.
2. The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) for violations of:
   • Article 6 (violation of the right to life): The closure of the foundation, caused by state actions, led to loss of life, potentially constituting a violation of the right to life.
   • Article 22: The liquidation of the foundation violated freedom of association.
3. The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of association, as the closure of the foundation deprived people of access to medicines, violating the right to health and life. The persecution of Sergej Gerasjuta and the ban on the foundation’s activities also violated freedom of association.

ESA

the governmental body overseeing foundations in Switzerland. The process of banning our organization began in 2015 following a negative report on Switzerland’s main television channel, SRF 1, and was completed despite our fully documented responses to every written request.

Alexander Eckenstein and ESA collaborated in the destruction of SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG. First, Eckenstein prepared a biased report claiming a 12-15% aid to 85-88% administrative expense ratio, using non-standard calculation methods not typically applied in the charitable sector. Based on this report, ESA, instructed the same lawyer to draft a criminal complaint against our foundation’s leadership. Mr. Gerasjuta’s offer to meet in person to clarify any misunderstandings was ignored without explanation.

Since 2009, we had diligently submitted annual reports to ESA, and for a decade—until the foundation’s dissolution—no objections were raised. Yet ESA eschewed consultation with a qualified auditor, whose consistent assessments revealed administrative costs ranging merely from 17% to 23%. Instead, she rested her judgment wholly upon Eckenstein’s counsel, heedless of his lack of expertise in charitable accounting.

ESA personally sanctioned Eckenstein’s appropriation of SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG’s financial resources, which he siphoned to his own account before effecting the liquidation of our foundation.

Migrosbank

issued a damning report on the financial transactions of SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG. The bank’s commentary was deliberately crafted to raise suspicions of money laundering and cast doubt on the transparency of our operations, despite never having previously voiced any concerns or sought clarification from either Mr. Gerasjuta or our auditor regarding the movement of funds. This conduct reveals a clear bias and a calculated intent to inflict harm.

Migrosbank should be held accountable:

• Before the U.S. Federal Reserve, for actions that contributed to the paralysis of the foundation’s operations. These actions led to the deaths of impoverished and sick people in Ukraine following the closure of Gerasjuta’s charitable organizations, which provided essential medicines.
• By filing a lawsuit in a U.S. court, initiated by affected individuals currently residing in the United States.
• By imposing sanctions through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. government, and Congress under the Global Magnitsky Act, as well as the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. These sanctions would address the biased money laundering report that contributed to the foundation’s persecution, the paralysis of its operations, and the deaths of sick people in Ukraine whom SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG assisted with medicines.

Swissoppress is preparing a lawsuit in a U.S. court and a petition to impose sanctions on Migrosbank.

Postfinance and Berner Kantonalbank

closed the accounts of SOS Gerasjuta, the predecessor to SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG. This effectively led to the organization’s demise, as collecting donations without a bank account is impossible. The shutdown of SOS Gerasjuta’s accounts forced all charitable activities to a standstill. Later, the foundation SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG was established, only to suffer the same fate. While the first organization was killed by the Swiss banks, the second was eliminated by the Swiss government officials. What exactly motivated the financial institutions Postfinance and Berner Kantonalbank to deliver a death sentence to our charitable organization SOS Gerasjuta? The court will have to determine.

Negative media coverage, orchestrated by ZEWO and the third party, had a severely adverse effect on our donations. They marshaled every conceivable resource in their harassment campaign — newspapers, radio, television, the internet, along with banks and Swiss government officials. These reports relentlessly promoted ZEWO as the sole beacon of transparency, portraying its members as the only ones worthy of trust while urging the public to withdraw their support from SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG.
Swayed by ZEWO’s propaganda, the population became reluctant to donate to our projects. The resulting poor donations significantly hindered our ability to disburse aid, as administrative and fundraising costs remained constant. Ultimately, the low proportion of funds directed towards aid compared to administrative expenses became the formal reason for banning our activities.

Thus, ZEWO’s calculated campaign to tarnish our foundation’s reputation directly led to the downfall of our charitable organization.

The Red Cross logo on our handwritten letters – those were our joint campaigns. In the early 2000s, Lyudmila Krasnyuk, chairwoman of the Red Cross in Mykolaiv, proposed a partnership. Together, we organized fundraising efforts in Switzerland, with letters, handwritten by needy residents of Mykolaiv to Swiss benefactors, featuring the logos of both organizations. The funds collected were split equally, and the donations gathered in Switzerland were transferred to the account of the Mykolaiv Regional Red Cross Organization.
However, Lyudmila Krasnyuk faced pressure from the Swiss side — she was warned not to operate in „someone else’s territory“ or risk losing her job. As a result, she was forced to end the collaboration. 

The Swiss press portrayed our joint actions in the way ZEWO presented them — as a falsification involving the Red Cross logo — without ever seeking our perspective. The media failed to convey the real facts and truth to the public.

The principle behind the unconventional calculation lies in attorney Eckenstein’s use of accounting methods that charitable organizations, including ZEWO-members, do not employ in their financial reporting. Typically, foundations classify entire projects as „aid,“ encompassing various administrative expenses — such as portions of staff salaries or rent for spaces used in project implementation. Additionally, all funds spent in the recipient country are recorded as „aid.“
In our case, however, Eckenstein counted only the direct payments to those in need, excluding all other costs tied with charitable activities. This approach resulted in a skewed ratio of 12-15% aid versus 85-88% administrative expenses. If this same method were applied to other organizations, their figures would undoubtedly be comparable.

An independent auditor, adhering to professional standards, conducted a proper assessment and confirmed that our actual administrative expenses ranged from 17% to 23% across different years. Nevertheless, ZEWO and ESA endorsed the attorney’s flawed calculations. Their intent was clear — to eliminate a competitor. ZEWO and third parties then disseminated biased data through commissioned media publications, branding our foundation as self-serving rather than charitable. Though Mr. Gerasjuta’s salary was average for Switzerland and significantly lower than that of leaders of ZEWO-affiliated organizations, the press—under ZEWO’s influence—deliberately concealed this fact, misleading the public.

Our efforts were challenging because we depended solely on modest contributions from private individuals — no other support reached us.  In contrast, ZEWO-affiliated organizations enjoy substantial funding from the government and major corporations, freeing them from the need to spend resources on fundraising. We had no such privilege. Despite ZEWO’s influence and the negative image created by biased media, ordinary people continued to offer us small donations.
Just as we were denied the right to exist in Switzerland, so too will any other nascent organization, without ZEWO’s backing, inevitably perish—for ZEWO ensures its demise.

The leading newspaper in the capital of Switzerland Berner Zeitung published articles with a blatantly biased stance toward Mr. Gerasjuta and our organization. In the article Dem Täter auf der Spur („On the Trail of the Perpetrator“), Sergej Gerasjuta was labeled a criminal without trial or investigation, as far back as our first fundraising campaigns in the 1990s. Another piece, Weg zur Rettung ist auf dem Holzweg („The Road to Salvation Leads to a Dead End“), openly and baselessly condemned our charitable initiatives.

In Aargauer Zeitung, a biased article titled Getäuschte Spender: Ihr Geld versickerte in einer Stiftung („Deceived Donors: Their Money Vanished into a Foundation“) appeared. The very headline of the section Unseriöses Hilfswerk („Unscrupulous Charity“) underscored its clear lack of objectivity. The article cited skewed figures from a report by lawyer Eckenstein, compiled using flawed standards, while data from a professional auditor’s annual reports for the “SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG” were ignored. Mr. Gerasjuta was accused of working solely for personal gain, though the article omitted that his actual salary was far lower than those of heads of well-known ZEWO-affiliated organizations.

The magazine Beobachter published numerous negative articles, including Ukraine-Hilfe: Bettelbriefe von falschen Bedürftigen („Ukraine Aid: Begging Letters from Fake Needy People“), Vorsicht vor SOS Gerasjuta („Beware of SOS Gerasjuta„), and others. Notably, on May 9, 2001, it stated:
„Wer einen Brief von Tatjana, Swetlana oder Vera aus der Ukraine erhält, kann ihn getrost zum Altpapier legen — auch wenn die Absenderin und ihr Kind mit noch so traurigen Augen aus dem beigelegten Foto blicken“ („Anyone receiving a letter from Tatjana, Swetlana, or Vera from Ukraine can calmly consign it into the wastpaper bin — even if the sender and her child gaze from the enclosed photo with eyes brimming with sorrow.“)

Everything Sergej Gerasjuta did, including charity work, was portrayed in a negative light. Simultaneously, Beobachter shamelessly championed its own SOS Beobachter while unleashing articles that vilified us. As a prominent publication with a circulation of several hundred thousand copies, Beobachter systematically damaged our reputation, resulting in a significant decline in donations to SOS Gerasjuta.

A deliberate campaign of harassment was launched against our activities in the media. This was not mere criticism but a calculated effort to smear our reputation. Conspicuously biased articles appeared in local newspapers across all regions where we conducted fundraising campaigns. These reports branded SOS Gerasjuta as dubious and untrustworthy, openly urging people not to support our beneficiaries in Ukraine but to donate only to organizations certified by ZEWO.

Tanja Fuchs – head of the Economic Crimes Investigation Unit of the Zurich Cantonal Police, former Prosecutor of the Canton of Zurich

fabricated a criminal case against Sergej Gerasjuta, ordered his pretrial detention, and blocked all his personal and business accounts, including those of our charitable organizations. She had no clear evidence of his guilt. She could have conducted the investigation without depriving Mr. Gerasjuta of his freedom or halting our work, but she chose a different path: without even contacting our Swiss accountant and auditor, she immediately detained Mr. Gerasjuta, froze the accounts, and completely isolated him from the outside world. The purpose of her actions was clear — to completely halt the activities of our charitable organizations and drive Mr. Gerasjuta into bankruptcy.

Tanja Fuchs sent notifications to all our Swiss sponsors, informing them that a criminal case had been opened against Mr. Gerasjuta. In these letters, she labeled each recipient a “victim of a criminal fraudulent foundation.” Attached was a questionnaire asking sponsors to specify the amount of “damage” allegedly inflicted by the SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG foundation. After such claims from a state official, further fundraising or continuation of our charitable work became impossible — no reasonable person would keep donating.

Tanja Fuchs only spoke with our accountant and auditor on April 14, 2022 — 13 months after Mr. Gerasjuta’s detention. Yet she showed no interest in uncovering the truth about our financial activities. Her goal was not to investigate, but to destroy us. After Mr. Gerasjuta’s release, Tanja Fuchs, having found no evidence of his guilt, quietly withdrew from the case. She was then appointed head of the Economic Crimes Investigation Unit of the Zurich Cantonal Police (Ermittlungsabteilung für Wirtschaftskriminalität der Kantonspolizei Zürich). Meanwhile, Mr. Gerasjuta was left with nothing — burdened with debts, without a home or a job.

Mr. Gerasjuta’s right to engage in charitable or any other economic activities was effectively taken away, as the investigation remains unresolved and all accounts are still frozen.

Intimidation and Obstruction of our Attorney, Dr. iur. Jucker

Our defense attorney, Dr. iur. Jucker, faced intimidation and deliberate obstruction in effectively representing Mr. Gerasjuta.
During witness interrogations, she was assigned a seat far at the back of the room, making it nearly impossible for her to hear the witnesses’ statements. When she attempted to ask follow-up questions for clarification, prosecutor Tanja Fuchs threatened to remove her from the room if she „interrupted“ the proceedings.
Furthermore, while Mr. Gerasjuta was in pretrial detention, the prosecutor — under a contrived pretext — imposed a contact ban (Kontaktverbot) between him and his attorney. Mr. Gerasjuta was completely denied the opportunity to meet with his legal counsel, severely restricting his right to a proper defense.

How could a relatively low-ranking prosecutor like Tanja Fuchs assume such immense authority? Or was someone behind her, orchestrating her actions? Identifying any potential influential third parties operating in the shadows is now a task for the journalist’s investigative team.

Tanja Graber-Inniger
prosecutor of the Canton of Zurich, is deliberately delaying a fabricated criminal case with the sole aim of keeping Mr. Gerasjuta’s and his charitable organizations‘ accounts frozen, thereby blocking his charitable activities. Tanja Graber-Inniger grossly violates Article 6 (Right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by failing to ensure a fair and impartial judicial process, and by infringing upon the right to a hearing within a reasonable time.

Throughout the proceedings, Tanja Graber-Inniger:

• Relied on erroneous financial data that is not applied in the charitable sector and does not comply with non-profit accounting standards.
• Ignored the annual financial reports of the SOS GERASJUTA STIFTUNG foundation, prepared by a professional accountant and certified auditor.
• Failed to consider the specifics of financial accounting for non-profit charitable organizations, leading to a misinterpretation of data.
• Did not consult with accountants and auditors experienced in the NGO sector.
• Dismissed written appeals from needy Ukrainians to Swiss sponsors as “staged,” falsely asserting that sick Ukrainians were not in urgent need of funds for survival.
• Claimed that the salaries of Mr. Gerasjuta and the foundation’s employees constituted a misappropriation of funds for personal living expenses and enrichment, disregarding the legality of such payments.
• Classified donations from Swiss sponsors to the foundation as their mistake.
• Asserted that donations were used only „insignificantly for their intended purpose,“ citing erroneous reports compiled by individuals lacking any expertise in charitable work.

Third Party
Behind all our persecution stands a specific third party — an individual or group —  who manages this process. They ordered and financed negative media reports, caused the closure of our charitable activities, and organized Mr. Gerasjuta’s criminal prosecution. This third party wields enormous power — both political and financial. Everyone obeys them: journalists, prosecutors, judges, and even Switzerland’s top leadership. Although the prosecutor’s investigation has been ongoing for over five years with no charges brought against Mr. Gerasjuta, this third party continues to:

• Control the entire process of our persecution
• Intimidate our lawyer and everyone who tries to help us
• Pressure the prosecutor’s office to keep the case open — thus tying our hands, because:
  a) Mr. Gerasjuta’s personal accounts and the accounts of our organizations remain blocked
  b) Mr. Gerasjuta can be arrested at any moment on fabricated charges
• Instruct banks to close our accounts (UBS, Postfinance, Berner Kantonalbank)
• Prolong Mr. Gerasjuta’s bankruptcy process, preventing him from engaging in any economic activity.
  

This third party has systematically and methodically destroyed all our charitable organizations and Mr. Gerasjuta’s personal business. They remain in the shadows, acting through journalists, banks, lawyers, and government officials.

Our association Retten Sie Leben (Save lives) provided assistance exclusively to those in need, ensuring that all funds were used solely for their support. Nevertheless, Swiss government authorities forcibly liquidated it.

We made every effort to ensure full transparency: in Switzerland, our accounting was overseen by an independent Swiss auditor, and in Ukraine, by a Ukrainian one. Completed reports, prepared by a professional auditor, were submitted for review to the supervisory authority ESA in Bern and made publicly available on our website. What could be more transparent? But ZEWO claimed: ‚Not transparent,‘ and all the media, without conducting an objective analysis, simply repeated this statement.

The Swiss press lacks objectivity and is deeply influenced by a nationalist bias. Rather than investigating the essence of the issue, it relied entirely on information provided by ZEWO. From the very beginning of our charitable work, the media launched attacks against us. Mr. Gerasjuta had only just started, driven by a sincere desire to help his compatriots, yet he was immediately met with hostility.

The charity market in Switzerland is not free. ZEWO fiercely protects it from foreigners and emerging organizations. We were explicitly told to shut down our activities — there were already enough charities, so why do we create another one? But Mr. Gerasjuta wanted to help Ukrainian people in need and refused to stop. For this, a torrent of dirt came crashing down on us. We personally experienced the full force of ZEWO’s influence.

Fighting the powerful ZEWO was tough, but thanks to a small group of kind-hearted Swiss people, we managed to hold on and continue supporting poor Ukrainians. However, the odds were stacked against us. In the end, ZEWO achieved its goal — through biased media, Swiss banks, and government officials, we were forced out of the charity market.

Fundraising is no easy task. Try sending out a mailing asking for financial support for a charitable cause, and you’ll quickly realize how difficult it is. And if the media turns against your initiative, even those who would like to donate won’t do so. Your project is doomed to failure.

Sergej Gerasjuta was neither the first nor the last to have his charitable work in Switzerland destroyed. Many other budding organizations with excellent ideas and noble intentions have been ruthlessly crushed. Materials could be collected and a documentary film produced about this injustice.

sergej gerasjuta (under the pseudonym Kris Kristi) has already written his first book, Human Heritage Museum. Basics, in German and Russian. A second book is now being prepared for publication. It will reveal the whole truth about how ZEWO-led Swiss charitable organizations deviously and dishonestly eliminate their competitors. The book will be supported by documents, facts, and eyewitness accounts — from our employees, hospital doctors, our beneficiaries, and relatives of the deceased.

Settlement Agreement

As the aggrieved party, Sergej Gerasjuta is open to considering the possibility of a settlement agreement. Those responsible for the destruction of our charitable organizations and discrimination must provide fair compensation for the material and moral damage inflicted. This will serve as redress for all the suffering he has endured, enable the restoration of his charitable activities, allow him to regain his lost business, and assist those in need harmed by their destructive actions.
If a settlement agreement is reached, we will forgo the implementation of all previously stated points.
However, if legal proceedings are initiated, they will be pursued to the very end. Charitable and public activities aimed at combating human rights violations in Switzerland will continue and expand further.