National Council committee demands clarity on signature scam
Published: Thursday, Sep 5th 2024, 13:30
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The ban on commercial signature collections, which failed in parliament three years ago, will not be relaunched. The National Council committee responsible does not yet see any need for legislative action following the alleged signature scam.
"The majority came to the conclusion that it is still too early to take action," said Greta Gysin (Greens/TI), President of the National Council's Political Institutions Committee (SPK-N), to the media on Thursday in the Federal Palace in Bern. The various criminal investigations should be awaited first.
However, the SPK-N wants to invite the National Council's Control Committee (GPK-N) to investigate the case in more detail. According to Gysin, a letter to this effect has been drafted.
At the beginning of the week, a Tamedia investigation revealed that commercial companies had allegedly cheated when collecting signatures for popular initiatives. It concerns allegedly thousands of forged signatures, false addresses, dates of birth or copied names. The Office of the Attorney General is investigating.
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