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No contacts. No Exit. Without shaking hands. Hedgehog and persevere, until the virus is defeated. Corona’s rules apply universally and for everyone. Together we are alone, together we fight the pandemic. Unless his name is Kanye West (43). Then you get on your private jet and fly around the world. Talk about architecture.
Last week, the American rapper landed in Zurich and headed to Graubünden to meet architect Valerio Olgiati (62). The celebrity looked at the houses, dined with the entourage at the best Casa Casutt restaurant and played board games. It sounds harmless. Kanye West shouldn’t have been to Switzerland at all! As a US citizen, you are from a third country and are prohibited from entering the country.
Few exceptions allowed
To obtain a special permit, a person must be “in a situation of extreme need and therefore absolutely dependent to enter Switzerland”, according to the directive of the Secretary of State for Migration (SEM) of November 9. One reason: “attend court or business appointments that cannot be postponed” that “require personal presence”.
Was that the case with West? The Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) told BLICK on Friday: “Whether the person can finally enter Switzerland through an external Schengen border is up to the border control authorities. They verify if the conditions mentioned are met. “
Kapo rejects criticism of SEM
The authority passed the ball to the canton of Zurich police. You are in awe there. “The federal government sets the rules, we have to act according to them,” the Kapo said at BLICK’s request on Sunday. “The SEM instruction establishes in which cases a special permit must be issued. An exception must be approved, for example, if business appointments that cannot be postponed must be kept in Switzerland. This was the case of the applicant. ”
Kanye West had requested a business appointment due to a planned construction project, a letter from an architect was attached with the request. “This complied with an exception rule of the SEM and we had to let the applicant enter the country.” They do not want to comment on whether the law made sense in the case.
“The federal government should toughen regulations”
His boss, Mario Fehr (62), is clearer. The head of the Zurich Security Directorate says: “As long as the crown situation persists, the federal government should tighten this set of rules, including exceptions.”
The whole thing is angry with the National Councilor of Graubünden SP, Jon Pult (36): “I don’t know what Kanye West did in Switzerland. But if I really just looked at the houses and met with the architect, the special permission was extremely annoying. A millionaire comes and an exception is made immediately. “
Valerio Olgiati will build two residential buildings, a private school and an entire city for the West. According to “Bündner Tagblatt”, he will travel to the United States to examine the building land. Will the Swiss be so easily passed by the Americans?
