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You absolutely don’t want to naturalize it. At no cost, Kosovar Hamdi Halili must obtain a Swiss passport. Bubendorf BL even goes to court for this. The crazy dispute for naturalization goes to the next round.
It all started in 2016. At that time, Hamdi Halili was denied the red passport for absurd reasons. Some citizens would be annoyed by the fact that the Kosovar walked around town in training pants, which is why he was known as the “Kosovar training pants”.
Then in December 2019, the second attempt. Hamdi Halili received another rejection. Then the citizens council received a reprimand, from the governing council. The Kosovar should have been naturalized. “All the prerequisites were met,” was the ruling council’s conclusion at the time.
“I suspect xenophobia”
Months have passed now. Hamdi Halili still does not have a Swiss passport. The community defends itself against the decision of the governing council. She is now before the cantonal court.
Bubendorf doesn’t explain why people are so opposed to naturalization. “I suspect xenophobia, a feeling of power under the motto ‘We will show you’ and a car back by the church asylum,” one Bubendorfer told the “Basler Zeitung.”
The Kosovar and his family have lived in the community for 15 years. They came to Switzerland as refugees. The whole family is naturalized, only Father Hamdi Halili has to fight for the red passport. Until today. (hmh)
