A secretary's saucy tweets have sparked debate in Switzerland. Pic: Twitter. Source: Supplied
THEY'RE usually the last bastion of intellect and neutrality in this crazy world, but it seems the Swiss are having a brain snap at the moment.
The country has been hit with a double dose of nude selfies from the political sphere in the last month, triggering debate over what constitutes public and private in the country.
It all started earlier this month when a parliamentary secretary was busted tweeting amateur porn from a Twitter account to more than 11,000 followers.
When an eagle-eyed daily newspaper revealed many of the pictures were taken at the Federal Palace in Berne, it led to a government investigation of her actions and plenty of debate over where the public/private distinction lies.
The woman said the pictures were private so didn't violate any rules. However the government is investigating whether a breach of the "good faith obligations" between staff and workers has occurred, Reuters reports.
The account has since been taken down, although copycat sites containing many of the original images have sprung up.
Then came Geri Muller. The 53-year-old parliamentarian and mayor of Baden, was suspended from his job last week amid allegations he sent nude selfies to a female friend on WhatsApp.
Mr Muller, who holds a Greens seat in the Swiss lower house, said the woman had threatened to go public with the photos and commit suicide.
He claims he asked police to intervene and is currently suspended pending "clarification of the situation" according to AFP reports.
Switzerland's rash of selfie-enthusiasts follows the case of former US congressman and New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner who was caught sexting — twice.
Guilty ... again. Former congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner acknowledges sending explicit messages for a second time. Pic: AP. Source: AP
It first occurred in 2011 when a picture of the Congressman's crotch appeared on Twitter in an apparent 'hack'.
He later admitted to having sent the picture himself much to the mortification of his wife Huma Abedein — a top adviser to Hillary Clinton.
Two years later and Weiner decided to run for New York mayor only to have more sexts emerge — this time under the name Carlos Danger.
And his alleged sexts. Source: AP
Weiner's long-suffering wife Huma Abedein. Source: AFP
His indiscretion was followed by another sexting scandal by Louisiana politician Joe Stagni, who sent an inappropriate picture to a fellow female employee.
Let's just hope Tony Abbott and Clive Palmer don't get any ideas
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