Swiss Minister of Justice accused of playing censor

Thierry Meyer harshly criticises the Swiss Minister of Justice, Christoph Blocher, who attempted in vain to ban the broadcasting on French-speaking Swiss television of a program in which he was invited to speak. He did not appreciate the contents of certain satirical drawings. "Christoph Blocher had accepted to come and debate asylum for foreigners in the usual conditions of a program that he knows well [Mix & Remix], for having participated in it twice before. He made no request in advance for any specific treatment that would have 'sheltered' his contribution from the vision of the program's appointed caricaturist. This is why the about-facing that followed the recording of the debate is not acceptable. And if he considers the drawings so problematic, he is free to say so loud and clear after the program has been broadcast. Censorship is not an acceptable path."

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