A Geneva citizen has long been a member of a militant group. The federal intelligence service is silent on this.
Violent militia: members of the Carpathian Sich in Ukraine.
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- A Swiss man is fighting in the Ukraine conflict.
- The man is a member of a neo-Nazi group.
- The Swiss are prohibited from serving in foreign armies.
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A Geneva neo-Nazi is fighting as a member of a violent neo-Nazi group in Ukraine. Research by the “Sunday View”.
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The man is said to have been a member of the Carpathian Sich group for years and to attend training camps in Ukraine with the violent militia C14. C14 is said to be responsible, among other things, for attacks on Roma camps. In 2018, a 24-year-old man was stabbed to death in such an attack and several people – including a ten-year-old boy – were injured, such as BBC reported.
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The forgotten war
It is unclear whether the Federal Intelligence Service (NDB) is investigating Geneva. “The FIS is following developments in eastern Ukraine and in the area of violent extremism in accordance with its legal mandate,” says spokeswoman Lea Rappo. Not more.
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According to Article 94 of the Military Act, Swiss citizens are prohibited from serving in foreign armies or recruiting other Swiss citizens for such activities without the permission of the Federal Council. A Ticino man was convicted by the military justice system as early as 2015 for participating in the Ukraine conflict.
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War has been raging in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk since the Maidan Revolution of 2014. Pro-Russian separatists – supported by Russia – proclaimed so-called People’s Republics in both areas and have been fighting for secession from Ukraine ever since.
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