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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Savatage
(Bericht 3336673)
In Zwitserland gaat het er alleszins democratischer aan toe dan hier.
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Bwa, tis overal iets hoor;
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/in...43/005/2003/en
Amnesty International is calling on the authorities in the Canton of Glarus to ensure that a thorough and imppartial investigation is opened immediately into the alleged cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of foreigners during police raids on housing used for asylum-seekers and
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/in...43/002/2002/en
Marino Keckeis, a 24-year-old qualified forestry worker, has been serving a five-month sentence in Grosshof Prison, Kriens (Canton of Lucerne), since 15 January 2002 for refusing to perform compulsory military service. Amnesty International (AI) believes his refusal of military service is
New Recruit Gets Swiss Army Assault Rifle, Shoots 16yr-old Girl at Bus Stop
SwissInfo
27 November 2007
A soldier has confessed to the killing of a 16-year-old girl last Friday in Zurich in what appeared to be a random shooting. The incident comes amid a heated debate over Switzerland's gun laws. Army issue weapons are involved in the death of more than 300 people a year in the country. The Zurich prosecutor's office said on Tuesday that the 21-year-old soldier, who was arrested two days after the shooting, admitted to committing... ( gunpolicy.org )
Swiss Islamic Centre Shooter Used Army Assault Weapon Kept in His Home
SwissInfo
13 November 2007
A lone gunman has used his military assault rifle to fire on a dozen fellow worshippers at an Islamic centre in western Switzerland, seriously injuring one. The latest in a series of incidents involving army weapons -- which all enlisted Swiss men have to keep at home with ammunition -- will add fuel to the heated political debate over reforming the country's gun laws. A 23-year-old local man, described by police as a practising... ( gunpolicy.org )
Switzerland Criticised for Poor Data On Gun Ownership, Weapon Exports
SwissInfo
28 August 2007
Civilians in Switzerland own an estimated 3.4 million guns -- putting the country in fourth place for weapons possession per capita, according to a report. The latest Small Arms Survey, published by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS), criticises Switzerland's lack of transparency over reliable statistics on firearms. Switzerland ranks behind the United States, Yemen and Finland, but ahead... ( gunpolicy.org )
Swiss Army Weapons in Homes Kill 300 a Year, Senate 'No' to Law Change
SwissInfo
20 June 2007
The Swiss Senate has approved a revised law on weapons which forbids the carrying of dangerous objects and the anonymous purchase of arms over the internet. The chamber, which represents Switzerland's cantons, followed the example of the House of Representatives. A ban on keeping military weapons at home was rejected. Anonymous sales of guns over the internet or by advertisement are to be banned, but there are exceptions... ( gunpolicy.org )
Mafia bank fraud investigation moves to Switzerland
Investigations into an online money-laundering ring have moved from Italy to Switzerland.
Dirty laundry. (Switzerland's Justice Minister Elizabeth Kopp)
The tarnishing of Switzerland began last autumn, when it was revealed that Mrs Elisabeth Kopp, the justice minister, had tipped off her husband that the company of which he was vice-chairman was about to be investigated for laundering drug money. The scandal widened with the arrest of two Lebanese brothers, Messrs Jean and Barkev Magharian, allegedly the linchpins of a ring responsible for recycling over $2 billion in cash, deposited in at least 20
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