"Vigil" against the EU deal SVP parliamentary group threatens to press charges for unauthorized demonstration

On Friday morning, the SVP parliamentary group held a symbolic vigil to protest against the new agreement with the EU. Because the rally was unauthorized, the participants are facing charges.

Early on Friday morning, almost the entire SVP parliamentary group gathered on the Bundesplatz to protest against the EU deal. Party President Marcel Dettling brought a halberd, the parliamentarians held candles, formed a Swiss cross and symbolically laid free Switzerland to rest. The reason for this is the agreement with the EU, which Parliament has yet to decide on.

The action, which took place without a permit, also attracted the attention of the Bern cantonal police. They spoke to Dettling and even took the personal details of the parliamentarians present, as reported by 20 Minuten. The police ask the protesters to leave the square. The police announce that they have reported those responsible for the unauthorized demonstration to the city of Bern.

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A spokeswoman for the cantonal police explained that the officers had become aware of the unauthorized demonstration as part of their patrol activities. The city of Bern, as the responsible licensing authority, will now examine whether to press charges against those responsible.

Andrea Sommer, spokesperson for the SVP, expressed her indignation at the possibility of a complaint. She emphasizes that the largest parliamentary group in the Federal Parliament is merely exercising its democratic rights. At the same time, according to Sommer, tens of thousands of people enter Switzerland illegally every year and Switzerland will also be paying hundreds of millions of francs to the EU in the coming years.

The editor wrote this article with the help of AI.