Swiss court commutes sentence for 11 minutes

Public outrage over Swiss court ruling

Demonstrations by several people outside the court in protest of the verdict, the victim also annoyed the judge

Zurich: A Swiss court judge handed down a bizarre verdict. One woman judge said the rape lasted only 11 minutes. By saying this, the judge reduced the sentence of the accused. People protested outside the Swiss court premises in protest of the judge's statement.

A 33-year-old and a 17-year-old defendant were convicted in the entire case. The woman judge said in her verdict that the rape incident lasted only 11 minutes. And the victim was not seriously injured. The judge later reduced the 33-year-old's sentence from four to three years.

The incident took place at a nightclub in February last year. The 33-year-old man raped the victim along with a 17-year-old teenager. The court did not disclose the identities of the victim woman and the culprits. The victim said she was annoyed to hear the court's verdict.