The critics of the measures slipped through the cracks of the police: the security concept for Selenski’s speech failed

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The federal security concept has failed. During the speech of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (45), the lobby was actually a forbidden area. Party employees, lobbyists and accredited journalists in the federal parliament were not allowed to enter for “security reasons”.

Ironically, Corona measure skeptic Nicolas Rimoldi (28) was able to stay there during the speech. He posted a photo on Twitter showing him smoking a cigar on a balcony that is only accessible from the lobby.

Rimoldi was unaffected

Rimoldi had previously met with a national councilor at the Federal Palace. He tells Blick that he later treated himself to a cigar on the smoking balcony and called. He had actually wanted to watch the speech from the gallery, but it was closed for the time of Zelensky’s speech.

When Rimoldi returned to the lobby after about 45 minutes, it was deserted. “There were about ten federal police officers and me,” he says. Reportedly unmolested by the security forces, he took the opportunity to take a selfie and record a video.

Police officers kept an eye on him

Apparently no one was bothered by the former FDP politician. It was not until he left the lobby that he was told that he was only allowed to move around the Federal Palace if accompanied by the politician who had invited him.

Given this episode, it seems all the more incomprehensible that anyone who is otherwise allowed to move freely there has been denied access to the lobby. The journalists of the Bundeshaus had to stand on their feet in the two press stands.

Letter of protest to Candinas and Häberli-Koller

The administrative bodies of the National Council and the Council of States see no problem in this. The Association of Parliamentary Journalists sees it very differently. According to information from Blick, before the speech, representatives of the association had complained to the President of the National Council, Martin Candinas (42), that the media had no access. Because of the restriction of press freedom, she will now deposit a protest note with Candinas, President of the Council of State Brigitte Häberli-Koller (64) and the parliamentary services.

Journalists argue about who poses the greatest threat: from the journalists, from a flawed security concept, or from Council presidencies that do not take press freedom seriously.

Source:Blick