Police in Switzerland’s de facto capital of Bern fortified the parliament building and used water cannons, teargas and rubber bullets to forcibly disperse a crowd protesting against the government-mandated Covid-19 passports.
Thursday’s rally against the coronavirus measures was officially canceled by organizers and banned by the authorities, but a large number of people still turned up and marched through the city, chanting “freedom” and booing the police.
As night fell, the authorities responded by turning water cannons on the protesters. One journalist captured footage of riot police firing tear gas grenades as well.
La police réprime au canon à eau, balles en caoutchouc et gaz lacrymogènes la manifestation contre le pass sanitaire qui se déroule ce soir dans les rues de Berne en Suisse. #Bern pic.twitter.com/lOuqQC3wgB
— Anonyme Citoyen (@AnonymeCitoyen) September 23, 2021
— Pierre Moret (@pierrech) September 23, 2021
Some of the protesters threw objects back at the police, while blowing whistles and booing.
— Dan Ariwonnoto (@danyptitsuisse) September 23, 2021
Earlier videos and photos from Bern show crowds gathering at a transit station and chanting “Liberte!” – ‘freedom’ in French, one of the languages used in Switzerland. The same chant has been used in the neighboring France to protest Covid-19 passports.
Another video shows a crowd peacefully marching down the streets of Bern.
#Bern #Switzerland
It supposed to be peaceful protest. https://t.co/NcbWRBuuOo pic.twitter.com/dCco76vojI— Nikki (@nikki_miumiu) September 23, 2021
Police had been on high alert since morning, however, erecting a fence barrier around the Bundeshaus, the seat of the Swiss parliament.
— Pierre Moret (@pierrech) September 23, 2021
Last Thursday, protesters against the newly implemented Covid-19 passes clashed with police outside the parliament building. Bern security director Reto Nause described it as an attempt to “storm the federal palace,” and the authorities responded by dispersing demonstrators with water cannons and banning future “unauthorized” rallies.
Citing a rise in the number of coronavirus cases, Switzerland rolled out mandatory Covid-19 passports effective September 13. The certificate shows proof of vaccination, recovery or recent negative test result, and has to be presented to enter restaurants, bars, gyms or other indoor public spaces. The measure is scheduled to expire in January 2022.
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source: RT
Împotriva articolelor redacției noastre, persoanele nemulțumite pot formula Contestație în termen de 10 zile de la publicarea articolului, la judecătoria Orășenească nr. 1 München Bayern Deutschland, in conformitate cu Legea federală Germană. Considerăm că nu se pot formula acțiuni la instanțele din România deoarece nici o persoană care activează în trustul nostru nu poate fi extrasă de sub jurisdicția federală germană. Considerăm că redacția noastră nu răspunde în fața autorităților din România ci doar celor federale sau civile germane. deoarece legea română nu are efecte de extraneitate asupra redacției chiar dacă subiectul știrilor face obiectul unor evenimente sau persoane din România și sunt scrise în limba română. Limba română nu este izvor de extraneitate a legii.
