SVP National Council calls for jail time for climate glue

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In the middle of the Good Friday traffic jam, climate activists clung to the A2 near the Gotthard. That causes a lot of inconvenience. Not only among the affected motorists, but also in politics. “These climate terrorists, with their stupid action, ensure that the cars spend longer in traffic jams and emit more exhaust fumes. That is counterproductive’, says SVP National Councilor Mike Egger (30). He now wants to submit a proposal to the House of Representatives – with far-reaching consequences for the climate sticker.

“Anyone who sticks to the street should be treated like a terrorist. That means prison.” There are also professional consequences if you are absent from work for a longer period of time. Egger wants to leave it to the judges how long the climate stickers should remain in prison. “A fine is not enough, there are measures with symbolic force necessary.”

Climate stickers can already be sentenced for coercion. In the worst case, there is even a risk of imprisonment. At least in theory. In practice, the thresholds for imprisonment are high. In Zurich and Bern, activists have so far received a small fine, the Tamedia newspapers write.

Campaign question

For the bourgeois parties, the climate stickers are of course a godsend – after all, there will be elections in the autumn. The battle for attention is fierce. There is no harm in shooting at political opponents.

Egger denies this ulterior motive. “The climate stickers not only endanger themselves, but also the drivers, who are also fined in the event of an accident. In addition, there is the economic damage if the main axes become blocked. »

Green understands climate glue

Not only the SVP is angry about the climate stickers. “There are blockers, preventers, people who forcibly restrict the freedom of other people,” writes, among others, the leader of the center group, Philipp Matthias Bregy (44), on Twitter. Juso chairman Nicola Siegrist (26) also thinks the action is “strategically wrong”.

However, there is some support from the Greens. In terms of content, they at least share their goal: to protect the climate. “I understand the climate activists,” says Green alderman Katharina Prelicz-Huber (63). “During Corona you felt how good the air and the environment were. Now it continues as before. I understand that some people can’t take it anymore.”

“Punish at least those who pollute the environment”

But she also admits: “Of course the climate stickers don’t help at the moment, but they do show what it means.” Civil resistance is a legitimate option. “The activists are not destroying anything, but they are trying to draw attention to the problem. They want a future worth living with a flora and fauna that thrives and doesn’t perish.”

Prelicz-Huber finds the National Council colleague Egger’s demand – prison sentences for the climate stickers – “absurd”. “Citizen resistance is part of it, as long as you don’t harm anyone. That’s the case here: the cars are just stuck in traffic a little longer.” She turns the tables: “You should at least punish those who pollute the environment. They endanger people’s health.”

Opinions are also divided among the Greens. National council member Bastien Girod (42) finds such actions “counterproductive”, as he himself says to “20 minutes”.

It is very unlikely that Egger’s demand will find a majority in parliament. Apart from the SVP, hardly any party will agree. The climate stickers may cause nuisance, but unlike violent terrorists, no one is harmed.

Source:Blick