Swiss accused of causing earthquakes cleared by court...

The head of a geothermal energy project in Basel which triggered several earth tremors three years ago has been acquitted of causing wilful criminal damage.

The criminal court of Basel City said on Monday that Markus Häring, director of Geothermal Explorers which was in charge of the project, had acted in accordance with the state of scientific knowledge at the time, and had not downplayed the possible risks.

The prosecutor had called for an 18 months suspended prison sentence while the defence pleaded not guilty to charges of causing material damage and flooding. More...

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