Bernjurassic place name signs resurface
Published: Sunday, Jun 23rd 2024, 18:40
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The place-name signs of Bernese Jura villages that disappeared four months ago reappeared on Sunday at the festival of the Jura people in Delsberg JU. Members of the separatist Bélier group placed them in front of the parliament building.
The group had received the signs, Bélier activist Jonathan Gosteli told Keystone-SDA. The signs had previously been displayed on a trailer pulled by a tractor during the Mouvement autonomiste jurassien (MAJ) parade.
"We won't leave you on the side of the road" was written on the float - an allusion to the French-speaking villages that have remained with the canton of Bern.
Outside the parliament, the Beliers chanted "Libérons Belprahon", referring to the Bernese municipality that wants to join the Jura. They also chanted "Vive le Jura libre de Boncourt à La Neuveville". Their action remained peaceful. The theft of the place name signs cost the canton of Bern around CHF 10,000.
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