The Federal Council of Switzerland , a seven-member board, which serves as Switzerland ’s collective head of state, in the decision called “incomprehensible” by Jewish activists, has denied a proposal to prohibit public display of swastika and other Nazi symbols in the country. Swiss governing body argued that, while “shocking” and “very distressing,” displaying hate symbols in public can “only indirectly affect human dignity and public peace,” and that “prevention is better suited than criminal repression” in curbing the spread of extremism. The council said that such images could be illegal if displayed for “propaganda purposes,” a term that can...
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