[Event] Updates from the Federal Department of Justice and Police

Over the past few weeks the Federal Department of Justice and Police have been drafting several new laws for the Federal Assembly to vote on. The SVP and its allies in the parliament have confirmed their intention to support the new laws with the FDP: The Liberals abstaining will pass the Federal Assembly. The laws are detailed below;

• Law for Anti-Ghetto Action - this law will establish a series of new measures in areas designated as being non-Swiss ghettos. The new measures include mandatory instruction in Swiss values for all residents of the defined areas, double punishments for crimes committed in the areas as well as a curfew in the areas from 8pm onwards for children.
• Law for the Prevention of Radical Mosques - this law will give the department the powers to close down mosques deemed radical by the department. Following in the foot steps of the Austrian government the closing down of Mosques will help deal with potential radicalism in Swiss Mosques. The law also includes significant punishments for crimes relating to the teaching of radical Islam by the Imams. With the final section of the law guaranteeing police access to Mosques.