Political advertising: Juso not allowed to show Vasella half-naked
For the time being, the Swiss Young Socialists (Juso) are no longer allowed to use a photomontage—in which Novartis Chairman Daniel Vasella is shown half-naked—to promote their popular initiative to cap executive pay. This was decided by the Baden AG District Court.
The court ordered the Juso and its president and SP vice president Cédric Wermuth to immediately remove the image montage from the website of the Young Socialists and not to show it anywhere else. This decided the district court in summary proceedings in matters of personality protection already on January 19, as the media office of Novartis according to SDA on Wednesday.
If this order is not complied with, the defendants face a fine of up to 10'000 Swiss francs. The precautionary measures will lapse if no ordinary lawsuit is filed within 30 days. The corresponding lawsuit is in preparation, the media office of Novartis said at the request of SDA.
