Background unclear Police arrest youths for threatening Zurich Pride
In the run-up to Zurich Pride, the police arrested two teenagers for making threats. They are still in custody.
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- Two teenagers were arrested before Zurich Pride last weekend.
- According to the police, they allegedly made "serious threats" against the event.
- The nature of the threats is not known.
The police arrested two young people before Pride in Zurich last weekend. The reason was "serious threats" against the event.
At the request of Keystone-SDA, a spokeswoman for the Zurich cantonal youth prosecutor's office confirmed a corresponding report in the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper. The two young people are still in custody and investigations are ongoing. The Office of the Juvenile Prosecutor is not currently providing any further information.
The detainees are a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old Swiss national, both of whom live in the city of Zurich. Nothing is known about the exact nature of the threats, the ideological background of the suspects or other circumstances.
Investigation into "Junge Tat"
The relatively high security precautions for Pride on Saturday were striking. Barriers were set up around Helvetiaplatz to prevent vehicles from entering the square. Police officers with machine guns were also on site.
During the event, the police also took six Swiss and one German man to a police station for further investigation. The men were on a motorboat in the lake basin and were carrying banners with anti-gay slogans. They were also distributing homophobic flyers from a drone. The right-wing extremist group "Junge Tat" claimed responsibility for the action.
It remains to be seen what consequences the right-wing extremists will face. The police investigation into the matter is ongoing.