Rappaz_JC28356.JPG (News 2011, by Jean-Christophe Bott) - Swiss Press Award

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Jean-Christophe Bott

Bernard Rappaz, a hemp grower from Saxon, appeared before the press sitting on the vine in Farinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Saillon. He was sentenced in 2006 to five years and eight months in prison for serious violations of the federal law on narcotics and money laundering. Yesterday morning, he had not shown up at the Iles de Sion prison to serve his sentence. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)