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Oliver Skreinig (42) is one of the most colorful figures on the Swiss circus scene. And he can’t help it. A few months after his conviction before the Kreuzlingen TG District Court, he is on tour. This time with the Ticino Picard circus. From tomorrow he will be a guest at Winterthur ZH, as reported by the ‘Winterhturer Zeitung’. Thanks to Corona, only 40 guests are allowed in the large tent with its 780 seats. In addition, they are lured into the store with five-franc vouchers distributed around the mailboxes. How this is supposed to work remains Skreinig’s secret.
The return of Skreinig, who is leading the acting as moderator, has caused a stir on the scene. There is talk of torn down posters. On the part of civil police officers in front of the tent, who verify that more spectators are not allowed to enter than are allowed. And about the fact that artists are contacted under false names and committed to compromise.
345 debt foreclosures
In reality, the Austrian should currently serve an unconditional prison sentence instead of entertaining the audience in the ring. The judgment of the District Court of Kreuzlingen TG is not yet final. Skreinig transferred him to the higher court. 345 debt foreclosures have accumulated. The Royal was traveling with vehicles that were not even allowed on the street. Furthermore, Skreinig has also hired employees without a residence permit.
That naturally raises questions for the competition. “I have nothing against the competition,” Martin Stey tells BLICK. The traditional circus director Stey insists that other circuses adhere to the applicable rules, like him. “Otherwise, it will fall on the entire industry, ultimately also on those who have been working cleanly for years and paying their bills.”
Police are investigating again
Circus director Davide Trentini explains to the “Winterthurer Zeitung”: “The financial hole is covered by sponsors. Hopefully we can play in front of more people again at Christmas. Plus, we get huge discounts on space rentals and electricity. ”The city’s real estate department also gave the Picard Circus a Covid discount for renting space.
The police are already taking care of the Picard circus. Apparently he should have booked the place under the name Circus Medrano. The circus no longer exists. “A typical scam,” says an informant who does not want to be identified. “Everything runs with Oliver Skreinig’s garbage, it does not belong to the ring, but to the box,” he tells the “Winterthurer Zeitung”.
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