Swiss police arrest restaurant owners who refused to check COVID certificates
Published on October 31, 2021
Three restaurateurs in the Swiss mountain resort of Zermatt have been arrested for ignoring orders to shut shop after refusing to check their clientele’s Covid certificates.
On Sunday morning the police arrested the three owners. The establishment was ordered to close down on Friday for two weeks by the cantonal government for violating regulations on Covid certificate obligations for diners. The doors of the restaurant were officially sealed and concrete blocks were placed in front of the entrance.
Over the weekend, police conducted repeated inspections, but the restaurant owners continued to serve customers. They improvised a bar on the concrete barriers put in place by the authorities. The restaurant became a site for demonstrations by those against Covid restrictions ...
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