Markus Reinhardt Dead: Davos Security Chief Dies In Apparent Suicide

Source: Huffington Post

UPDATE 12:50 p.m.: Marcus Reinhardt, the head of security at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos Switzterland, has died in apparent suicide, according to a multiple news reports. Reinhardt was 61 and was found dead in his hotel room early Tuesday morning.

The Associated Press reports the following from Davos:

A regional official said that the police commander in charge of security for the World Economic Forum has died in an apparent suicide.

The regional governor said Markus Reinhardt was found dead Tuesday in his Davos hotel room.

The five-day forum starts Wednesday and will attract 2,500 of the world's business and political elite to the Swiss Alpine resort.

Reinhardt, 61, was captain of Graubuenden's cantonal police and was responsible for organizing Davos' security.


Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/26/markus-reinhardt-dead-dav_n_436981.html

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Another case of "assisted suicide"?

Might want to think twice about that...

Last year I believe it was Valerie Jarrett.

......from where I sit at these keyboards.

It's getting so that it doesn't matter what government makes the announcement. They're all starting to sound like the old Soviet Union to me.

His friends and colleagues aren't suspecting foul play and seem to accept the suicide-version, so maybe that's all it was. Coincidences happen, even strange ones.

I'll post when I know more.

Just seems very strange.

the twin tower collapse.
I believe he was the Trade Tower Security Chief and an ex-FBI counter terrorism expert deeply involved in the whole al Qaeda/bin Laden investigation.

but you don't hear of too many top security people dying, under any circumstances, I don't think.

:kick:

Could Summers have literally been caught in the Sach with someone...???
:shrug:
kickin!

Can we say "thorough investigation?"

DAVOS, Switzerland -(Dow Jones)- The death of the World Economic Forum's chief of security, Markus Reinhardt, was confirmed Tuesday by the government of the Swiss canton of Grison.

A government spokesman declined to comment on how the 61-year-old police chief died, calling his death a tragic event.

He said Reinhardt, who since 1984 was also the head of the cantonal police of Grison, will be replaced by Marcel Suter as head of WEF security, adding that security measures at the WEF remained intact at all times. Suter was Reinhardt's second-in- command at WEF and is Captain in the cantonal police.

The canton's chief prosecutor said it has started an investigation into Reinhardt's death. Reinhardt was found in his hotel room earlier Tuesday.

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http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/davos-rd-update-wef-mourns-police-boss-death/

Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703906204575027223123641004.html

Reuters:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE60P2MD.htm



A little history:

...In March 2000, Graubunden police killed Ewald K., a 22-year-old man who had fired 19 bullets at neighboring buildings using his military rifle. Although no one was killed, Ewald K. severely injured a policeman and killed his trained dog. Markus Reinhardt, head of the Graubunden police, was charged with murder after he ordered elite policemen to execute Ewald K. after hours of unsuccessful negotiations. The victim's family sought $34,340 (50,000 Swiss francs) in damages; however, on February 28 of this year, the cantonal court ruled that the immediate threat to the population justified the execution order.

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18394.htm

If there's another spectacular attack, it's on the head of those who by negligence, or worse, let it happen, again.