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comedia condemned arbitrary arrest a Zurich photographer
04.07.2008 Tonight hosted the group "Bread and action" against the football Euro a political action with a concert in the old football stadium Hardturmstraße in Zurich.
In contrast, the Zurich City Police intervened with unheard of cruelty and violence.
These use photographs of photojournalist Klaus Rozsa, who happens to be staying in this area. On the rugged invitation to stop taking pictures with, had experienced photojournalist out that he is entitled as a media representative to observe such a police action and take photos.
Then he was overwhelmed by two police officers, were arrested and detained without cause about an hour on the main guard Urania. Against 20.30 clock he was, without questioning, without protocol, released on the question of detention without basic answer - not to have been in front of several police officers without nor insulted and threatened.
The media comedia union condemns the action of the Zurich police fiercely. With this approach, the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press is violated and a media representative who can identify themselves with a recognized press card, prevented his work.
Is also concern that such cases of police violence against media workers themselves lately piling up (see the cases in January in Bern and Basel).
The police authorities must be in accordance with a Leitentscheid the Federal Court and the High Court of Zurich, both, put up in 2002, is that their interventions of media professionals observed, recorded and photographed.
comedia will support the photojournalist in his legal action against the police authorities and calls on political leaders to exercise the control over the police.
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