Ombudsman objects to "Tagesschau" report on Operation Libero

In the sensitive phase - three weeks before the ballot - the rule had been scratched that before votes the different positions had to be presented equally. Swiss television SRF had reported on the political movement Operation Libero in the May 14 "Tagesschau." The program shed light on how the organization works, why young people joined it and what their chances of survival are. One complainant doubted the information content of the report and found that it actively promoted the upcoming vote on the revision of the asylum law, as the SRG ombudsman's office announced on Tuesday. For the ombudsman, the choice of topic and the issues addressed were legitimate. However, it was problematic that the broadcast showed a poster for the revision of the asylum law as well as the placing of a "Yes" on the ballot paper by a member of Operation Libero. (SDA)