Government needs to punish the usage of Nazi symbols extra severely | EUROtoday

This authorized loophole ought to now be closed “because anti-Semitic incidents have increased sharply in Switzerland,” mentioned an announcement from the Federal Council – i.e. the Swiss authorities – ​​in Bern. The new legislation supplies for uncomplicated effective procedures as a substitute of legal trials so as to not overburden the judiciary. Exceptions are made for Nazi symbols within the context of science, training, media and artwork. Religious swastikas that seem like the Nazi swastika additionally stay permitted.

Before a parliamentary decision of the legislation, political and social actors in Switzerland have till the tip of March to remark. The authorities plans to suggest bans on additional extremist, racist and violence-glorifying symbols at a later date.