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On Saturday afternoon, the “Corona skeptics” wanted to march from Zurich West to Platzspitz. But the city police only approved a permanent rally. She is on site with “dialogue teams.”
Organizers expect 5000 protesters. Less than 500 came: Corona skeptics’ demonstration in Turbine Square Saturday afternoon.
Photo: David Sarasin
The police used a megaphone to ask those present to maintain a safety distance of 1.5 meters and to wear masks. They already comply with the first request and are scattered around the turbine site, but reject the second. A few minutes ago a spokesperson for the protesters asked who had a medical reason for not wearing the mask. The crowd had screamed and raised their hands.
They met this Saturday at lunchtime “to peacefully defend fundamental rights and democracy.” Judging by the logos on the flyer, there are opponents against vaccination and abortion, as well as supporters of the abstruse anti-Semitic conspiracy ideology Qanon, united in expressing skepticism about the measures taken by the government to contain the pandemic. The organizers wanted 5,000 participants, fewer than 500 came.
Featured speakers
Featured Guests Expected: Comedian Marco Rima, who recently appeared in dubious videos on Facebook and Roger. Schawinki’s talk show came out as a science skepticand The satirist Andreas Thiel. He is known as a master of political provocation: once he sparked a scandal with an article on the Koran’s supposedly violent core message, he recently mocked the mask requirement in his column in the “Weltwoche.”
After the initial rally, the demo was originally supposed to drive from Hardbrücke to Platzspitz. However, the Zurich city police did not approve of this. She only gives her blessing for a standing rally. Possibly because leftist groups called for a counter-demonstration in the neighborhood at the same time. Police say there will be a dialogue team on site.
Are you still marching?
Organizers of the Corona rally canceled the march to Platzspitz on Saturday afternoon at the last minute. You should stay at a rally at Turbinenplatz. However, one of the organizers announced in advance on the relevant channels that he wanted to carry out the move anyway “if enough people come”. At last demonstration in Zurich at Helvetiaplatz A few weeks ago there were around 1,500 people.
The demonstration of the “skeptics of the Crown” is coordinated by the former SVP councilor of Zurich Daniel Regli, who also organizes the “March for the Lobe” of anti-abortionists and is the president of the association of skeptics of the crown “Citizens’ Forum from Switzerland”. Regli recently made headlines at City Hall with anti-gay statements about “torn anal muscles.”
