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- The Uri Security Directorate has decided that the Corona rally scheduled for April 10 in Altdorf will not be approved.
- A rally against Corona’s emergency law was announced with up to 10,000 participants.
- The cancellation at Uri follows a similar rally at Liestal, where a large majority of the participants did not adhere to the Corona rules.
In its decision, the canton of Uri is based on the experiences that were made in Liestal and other places with crown demonstrations. “Recent events with demonstrations show that only a small minority of participants are required to wear a mask,” security director Dimitri Moretti told the media on Thursday morning.
“Prohibition required”
In addition, from a certain size of the rally, the organizers and the police cannot enforce the obligation to wear a mask. Therefore, the ban is necessary and justified, especially since the spread of the coronavirus must be prevented.
Justice Director Moretti also admitted: “I am aware that this is a restriction on freedom of expression. However, the rally cannot be approved if situations arise that neither the organizers nor the law enforcement agencies can handle legally correctly. “
Uri Police Commander Reto Pfister added that organizers could not have come up with any detailed traffic and parking concepts. Now everyone is expected to adhere to the ban and the rally to be officially canceled. “We will not tolerate any rallies on April 10. We constantly denounce violations of the law, ”said the police commander.
The organizers file a complaint
The Urkantone action alliance, which had already organized a crown rally in Schwyz in January, called a rally in Altdorf. For the most part, this proceeded correctly. For Altdorf, the organizers expected up to 10,000 participants, which would have made the crown demonstration the largest in Switzerland to date.
Following the negative decision of the Uri Security Directorate, the action alliance was outraged. It was announced that the ban would spell the end of freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and democracy. “There is no sufficient objective reason for this ban, it is a purely political decision.” A complaint will be made against you. This is allowed, the canton of Uri has explicitly stated the right to lodge a complaint.
Liestal will have influenced
The Uri Justice Department’s decision follows a similar rally in Liestal (BL) last Saturday. There between 6,000 and 8,000 people demonstrated against the federal measures of the crown. A large majority did not meet the mask and distance requirements. The police let the protesters get away with it and did not intervene. In order not to let the situation get worse, then the reason.
Legend:
In Liestal’s demonstration against the Corona measures, very few adhered to the applicable regulations such as the mask requirement or the safety distance.
Keystone
Baselbieter security director Kathrin Schweizer was disappointed in the aftermath of the Liestal demonstration. He announced that he would never again give permission to the “Silent Protest” organizers. Also, they would have to wait for a fine. Also in other cantons, people criticized the crown demonstrations after the rally in Liestal.
