Heads of the Young SVP Bern sentenced for "Gypsy" ad
The two leaders of the Young SVP in the Canton of Bern have been convicted in the first instance on charges of racial discrimination. On Monday, the Regional Court in Bern handed down suspended fines to Nils Fiechter and Adrian Spahr.
The two young politicians are responsible for a drawing that was posted on Facebook before the March 2018 cantonal elections. It made sentiment against transit places for foreign travellers. The illustration showed a Swiss man in alpine dairyman's costume holding his nose in front of a pile of garbage in a trailer park. "We say no to transit sites for foreign gypsies," the poster read.
The Association Sinti and Roma Switzerland filed a complaint for violation of the racism penal norm. The Bernese single judge also saw a case of racial discrimination and sentenced the two young politicians to fines of 30 daily rates each. Fiechter and Spahr can appeal the verdict. (SDA)
