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> The real scandal here is why the French authority is making such request on an activist, why Interpol processed it (as far as I understand there are no crimes
by lima 5y ago
> The real scandal here is why the French authority is making such request on an activist, why Interpol processed it (as far as I understand there are no crimes in play here?), and why the Swiss authority recognizes the request?
This seems easy to answer - according to French media[1], they were activists illegally occupying[2] buildings to protest rising real estate prices. This is illegal in Switzerland, too. What's the scandal? Authorities using their powers?
[1]: https://www.lesnumeriques.com/vie-du-net/protonmail-a-fourni-des-donnees-ayant-conduit-a-l-arrestation-de-militants-francais-n167959.html https://www.lesnumeriques.com/vie-du-net/protonmail-a-fourni...
[2]: https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/a-paris-un-local-du-restaurant-le-petit-cambodge-squatte-par-des-militants-20201227 https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/a-paris-un-local-du-restaur...
- cocoggu 5y agoIllegal, okay, but is it a crime? I mean, after WWII interpol asked countries to not fill requests on nazis criminals because they did crimes of political nature and interpol needs to stay politically neutral [0]. But now, for an anti-capitalist activist it's not political? [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol#cite_ref-14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol#cite_ref-14
- lima 5y ago> Illegal, okay, but is it a crime? According to Swiss law, yes.