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Recently, about 100 climate activists blocked Geneva airport on Tuesday morning. Air traffic had to be interrupted. The Geneva public prosecutor has imposed suspended fines. Those involved have long since been released.
In the middle of the Easter traffic jam, seven climate activists stick to the Autobahn on Good Friday. The Gotthard tunnel was closed in both directions for more than an hour. The Easter traffic jam, which was already more than 15 kilometers long, continued to grow. After questioning at the police station, the activists were released.
For Burkart the facts of coercion
Massive roadblocks, property damage and sticking on busy roads. The climate activists want to draw attention and draw attention to the growing threat of climate change. One way or the other.
This is a thorn in the side of FDP chairman Thierry Burkart (47). Chairman of the Swiss Commercial Vehicle Association Astag makes no secret of it: he would like the Swiss judiciary to treat climate activists more harshly – “because they simply act criminally,” he writes on Twitter. Lawyer Burkart sees the facts as compulsion fulfilled.
With his tweet, Burkart refers to Germany, where the authorities are now taking much harder action against climate activists. The police carried out a large-scale raid on Wednesday at the association «Last Generation». Houses were looted, a website blocked and two accounts seized. The detectives seem to be serious: the Bavarian Central Office for Countering Extremism and Terrorism is in charge.
“Must be prosecuted like all other crimes”
Burkart’s tweet sparked heated debate on Twitter. For many, his accusations go too far. Burkart sees it differently: “Roadblocks are not youth jokes, but criminal offenses,” he emphasizes to Blick. “They must therefore be prosecuted like any other crime. In our country, everyone is equal before the law.”
He therefore sees no need for political action. The relevant law already exists. In fact, climate stickers can already be condemned for coercion. In the worst case, there is even a risk of imprisonment. At least in theory. In practice, the obstacles are high. So far, activists have mostly received small fines. (dba)
Source:Blick
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