Parliament adopts federal law banning Hamas
Published: Wednesday, Dec 11th 2024, 13:30
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Parliament is in favor of the new federal law banning Hamas. After the Council of States, the National Council also approved the bill on Wednesday.
In the overall vote, the upper chamber adopted the law by 168 votes to 6 with 14 abstentions. The Council of States had already agreed to the enactment on Tuesday. The matter is now ready for the final vote.
With this bill, the Federal Council is implementing a parliamentary mandate. Following the massacres in southern Israel on 7 October 2023, the national government and both councils had spoken out in favour of a ban on the radical Islamic Palestinian terrorist organization.
The Federal Council's draft provides for Hamas and related organizations to be banned for an initial period of five years. Parliament has the option of extending the ban in the ordinary legislative procedure.
Only the Al-Qaeda and IS groups are currently banned by law in Switzerland. Following the adoption of the Hamas ban, it will be up to the Federal Council to decide on the exact date of entry into force.
A committee motion calling for a ban on the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah was also on the National Council's agenda on Wednesday. However, due to a lack of time, the motion was not dealt with in the large chamber. The Council of States had approved an identical motion on Tuesday.
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