The repentant thief and his “mother” (Swiss Press Text 2011, by Daniel Fritzsche) - Swiss Press Award

Zürichsee-Zeitung

Daniel Fritzsche

Gerd Peter Bernert is an incorrigible thief. The former East German dissident struck 48 times in Switzerland. As he has done so many times before, he is now in prison. His partner, Monika Gander, is fighting against his deportation and for the love of her life. A prison visit.