Switzerland is still a target for militants despite so far avoiding attacks like those in Germany and France.
The government is examining whether to require employees of private companies who manage asylum cases to report clients’ possible extremist behaviour to authorities.
The government clearly should implement a reporting system in the interests of national security. The people of Switzerland have already given ample indication of their willingness to unite in the fight against jihad:
Last year, Swiss voters agreed to extend the intelligence service’s authority to monitor internet traffic, deploy drones and hack foreign computer systems, in large part to counter extremist threats.
A “clear majority of Swiss voters” agreed to “an overhaul of the confederation’s spying powers.” One remaining strategy that needs to be implemented in Switzerland, and, in fact, throughout the West: the monitoring of mosques where imams are discovered to be preaching hate and inciting violence against the infidel. Catholic churches were surveiled to flush out the Mafia: “agents even admit to dropping snooping devices into a confessional at a Roman Catholic church frequented by mobsters, as well as a church candlestick holder and a church men’s room.” Even Pope Francis back in May took a hard, zero-tolerance stand and “excommunicated all Mafia from the Catholic Church, a first in the Church’s history,” despite his ongoing other position of tolerance and appeasement toward jihadists.
“Swiss monitor 500 people for online jihadist propaganda”, Swissinfo.ch, March 14, 2017:
Last year the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) identified almost 500 people accused of spreading jihadist propaganda online, according to a report published on Tuesday. A national plan to fight radicalisation in Switzerland is currently being finalised.
According to the latest report by the federal intelligence task force TETRA, formed in 2014 to address “jihad travellers” moving between Switzerland and the Middle East, Switzerland is still a target for militants despite so far avoiding attacks like those in Germany and France.
“The most likely threat for our country is attacks that require little logistical planning and are carried out by lone attackers or small groups,” the report stated.
At the end of 2016, 497 people were being monitored by the FIS for spreading online jihadist propaganda in Switzerland or for using the country as a base for such activities. However, not all of these people are considered a threat to security, the report noted. Of 70 cases being investigated by federal police, about 60 are the subjects of a criminal proceeding.
Intelligence agents also examined 5,202 asylum dossiers for possible threats to Swiss internal security, from the 27,200 people who submitted asylum requests last year, the report went on.
The service recommended rejecting 14 of those cases, as well as taking refugee status from one other person who had already been granted asylum.
That compared with 4,910 dossiers being examined in 2015 from 39,500 asylum requests. Of 24,000 asylum requests in 2014, the Swiss intelligence service reviewed only 2,488 files.
Last year the Federal Police Office also issued 122 people with entry bans, of whom 107 were suspected of committing terror acts or of supporting banned groups.

Michael says
I was thinking about Switzerland. I believe they, like the U.S., are a heavily armed country. Now, if they can infiltrate and take over Switzerland, it’s a nice practice / testing grounds for the biggest fish, which is America. I hope the Swiss do everything and anything to squash this stuff. Kick ’em out if they show the slightest signs of sympathy to jihad. If they’re not Swiss, and committed to Switzerland and freedom and democracy, then out they go.
Angemon says
What, exactly, constitutes “spreading jihadist propaganda”? Would what Le Pen got into hot water for recently fall under it, even though she clearly didn’t support ISIS and used the image she tweeted as a reminder of what we’re fighting against?
Ah Clem says
With tongue firmly in cheek, I claim that this is payback for centuries of Swiss imperialism! The Swiss have been oppressing Muslims using the devastatingly lethal technology of Swiss Army knives, so now is the time for Muslims to regain lost honor!
Jeanette says
Every state in the US forbids polygamy, but I haven’t seen a single case brought against any polygamous Muslims.
And an Obama ICE employee proudly admitted to me that they were allowing Muslim multiple wives into the US by only designating one wife as “official,” and calling the others “cousins.”
Clever, since the Muslims often marry their first cousins.
Stanton Lore says
What does “Federal Police officer issued 122 people ” mean?
Jack Holan says
The Swiss, so pristine and clear about protecting themselves & neutrality but is that only an image. We had the the dirty secret of Jewish accounts being taken over by banks after the war because when then they opened them for their passbook holders they knew these were dead people. How many pieces of fine Art belonging to Jews passed through Switzerland. How many many NAZIs found temporary safe-haven there? Now how many Dollars Euros Swiss Franks are transferred via Swiss Banks Currency Exchanges Curriers and Financial Institutions to Terrorists such as Hamas Hizbollah the PLO Iran and it’s missile/uranium program? Clean hands? NO!
Ivan says
Spot on.