Probably not fake news. https://www.blick.ch/politik/gfroerlis-muessen-im-ernstfall-bibbern-heiz-suendern-droht-der-knast-id17851055.html https://www.blick.ch/

Probably not fake news. https://www.blick.ch/politik/gfroerlis-muessen-im-ernstfall-bibbern-heiz-suendern-droht-der-knast-id17851055.html https://www.blick.ch/politik/gfroerlis-muessen-im-ernstfall-... However, there should not be a broad-based hunt for energy sinners. "We are not a police state," said SVP Economics Minister Guy Parmelin (62) last Wednesday at the media conference of the Federal Council. "The police don't go to everyone - but there can be spot checks," says Parmelin. There are also specifications in other areas that are not constantly monitored. "The draft ordinances are primarily based on the fact that the vast majority of the population abides by the law," emphasizes Spörndli. But controls are not excluded - for example, if you are ratted out by an angry neighbor or an overzealous neighborhood sheriff. A Gfrörli that heats up to 20 instead of 19 degrees must expect a penalty. Spörndli also confirms this – at least, “if the offense were reported and controlled and could subsequently also be proven”.