Ban on demo in Davos unacceptable!
From: Anti-WTO Koordination
Subject: Medienmitteilung 11. 1. zur Demo in Davos
Date: Tuesday, 11 January 2000 

Berne, 11 January 2000

Press release concerning the demonstration against the World Economic 
Forum on 29 January 2000 in Davos

Today the small county council in Davos has decided that no permission 
would be granted for a demonstration on 29 January. The county of Davos 
did not enter into discussion about our offer to do only a rally 
without a march! We are offered a permission for demonstrating on 
Sunday 30 January only, which for us does not in any way constitute an 
acceptable solution.

On 9 December already we have submitted the request for a permission to 
demonstrate on 29 January 2000 with the county of Davos. If the county 
of Davos tells us only today that strictly no permission will be 
granted for demonstrating that day, this comes too late and constitutes 
nothing but a juridical trick to outlawing the demonstration without 
officially declaring a ban on demonstrations!

We will appeal to the administrative court in Chur against this 
scandalous decision which massively limits the free expression of 
opinion and boils down to a ban on demonstrations. Our mobilization has 
been in full swing since the beginning of January, and it is thus 
impossible for us to change the date of the demonstration.

We will gladly reply to questions you might have. Call us at 
++41-31-306 69 52.

Anti-WTO Coordination

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