A woman who works for the Swiss parliament is being investigated after she reportedly Tweeted naked selfies while in her office.
The unidentified secretary, who has some 11,000 followers, is accused of taking naked photos inside her office at the Federal Palace in Bern, Switzerland, and uploading them to her now deleted Twitter account, The Local reported Thursday.
Some photos ranged from her pulling down her top and exposing her breasts to more X-rated images, according to the New York Daily News. A local tabloid named Blick, which published some of the racy images, reported the woman has starred in 200 amateur skin-flicks.
According to the Swiss federal personnel office, EPA, she violated a policy stating employees "only publish on the internet pictures and text that you would show at any time to your colleagues or superiors," according to The Local. She has since been suspended pending an investigation into the alleged pictures.
But the secretary reportedly insisted her actions do not violate any EPA rules and are part of her private life, local newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung reported. She also acknowledged that her co-workers might have access to her pictures.
Even if the photos represent her private life, government workers are warned "not to impair the reputation and prestige of the federal government," EPA said according to The Local.
Parliament workers disapproved of the secretary's actions and assured the public it's an isolated incident.
"Taxpayers may expect federal employees to work in the office rather than post nude pictures of themselves," MP Natali Rickli said according to The Local.
It is not immediately clear what the punishment will be if it's determined the secretary violated workplace rules.
Thomas Geiser, a labor law specialist from the University of Saint Gallen, told NZZ that while her actions may be reprehensible, she should have received a warning instead of a suspension because she did not put the government at risk.
