BaZ: Juso and trade unions protest against Blocher
Around 70 people protested outside the editorial offices of the Basler Zeitung (BaZ) newspaper on Thursday afternoon against alleged influence exerted by Christoph Blocher. The short event organized by the Young Socialists and trade unions with banners and speeches was peaceful.
According to SDA, votes and banners denounced the colonization of BaZ by the SVP. In a leaflet, the Young Socialists of both Basel wrote of "foreign domination of the BaZ by rich bailiffs from Zurich and Ticino"; the SVP-affiliated comments of the new editor-in-chief Markus Somm damaged the paper's reputation. The protest action in cold and damp weather caused slight disruption to streetcar and road traffic on Aeschenplatz at times. Cars were therefore temporarily diverted locally. Law enforcement officers with and without uniforms made their presence felt.
