attacks on police officers, throwing stones at police guards, graffiti on the Post: In the past years in the city of Zurich increased violence against police officers. Not only on the open road, but also on the Post, officers are confronted with aggressive people. In the last year alone have been injured, according to the city police 45 the use of force in the service, such as the NZZ writes.
The worst incident occurred in December 2014, on the sidelines of an unauthorised Demonstration: Masked, attacked the regional guard Aussersihl on the military road, shot at them with fireworks and throwing objects. Your attempt to storm the guard, the officers fought back with rubber bullets. Several police officers were injured.
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The city Council of Zurich has therefore at its meeting of 23 January the the request of security head of Karin Rykart (Green), 15 Regional – and district guards fitted with safety switches. The switches prevent that attackers are able to penetrate into the rear of the space, the glass used protects the officials against bullets.
While the guards of the Canton police are already equipped for longer with safety switches, are designed to be the Post of the Zurich police officers so far, is open to anyone Who wants to file a report to officials at an open counter. This is close to the people and sympathetic to make it easier for potential attackers, but you Do A surprise attack is only to ward off very difficult.
safety switch to keep in the coming years in all Municipal buildings with the public transport, writes the city Council. The switch is minimized the risk for the personnel with respect to infections caused by spit, assault, armed attacks with stab and gunshot weapons, killing sprees, terrorist attacks, and pandemics by infectious diseases. The switch would be similar to that of the Post. Per location, the city Council expects it to cost between 350’000 and 500’000 Swiss francs. Up to the year 2025, the construction work should be completed.
Created: 05.02.2019, 09:40 PM
