Celine Amaudruz
University of Geneva files lawsuit after cake attack on National Councilor
The University of Geneva has filed a criminal complaint after a cake attack on SVP National Councilor Céline Amaudruz at the end of December. The university announced this on Wednesday. The display was therefore on trespassing and was directed against the hooded attackers.
Was the target of a failed cake attack by chaotic people at the University of Geneva: National Councilor and SVP Vice President Céline Amaudruz. (archive image)
Students at the university who were among the troublemakers would also be brought before the disciplinary committee and would face administrative penalties, the university said in a statement.
Amaudruz was attacked by around ten hooded people at an event organized by the Geneva debating club on the university premises. They tried to throw a cake and a foul-smelling liquid at the Vice President of the SVP. The cake could be taken from the hands of the attackers, the liquid splashed into the audience. The Geneva politician then spoke of a “worrying situation” and filed a complaint.
The rectorate condemned the act. The events posed “a direct threat to freedom of expression” and an obstacle to the democratic functioning of society. According to the university, it was the third incident since spring 2022 in which a public event on the university’s premises was interrupted or prevented because of demonstrators would. A red line has now been crossed.
The student organization Cuae said in a statement that they had neither organized the campaign nor committed to it. However, she supports political protests within the university. The cake attack had a symbolic character. In addition, the organization opposed the “extreme right” ideas of the SVP.
(SDA)