Marcel Strebel

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Marcel Strebel (* 1950 in the canton of Aargau ; † July 22, 2001 in Burgdorf ) was head of the Patriotic Front in Switzerland . He became known throughout Switzerland as a xenophobia and right-wing extremist .

Strebel came from Wohlenschwil in the canton of Aargau and worked as a steel construction fitter and chauffeur; he was given early retirement.

activities

On August 22, 1989 Strebel was invited to the show Zischtigsclub on Swiss television . Before the recording, he racially insulted a dark-skinned woman who had been rehearsing for a fashion show in the lobby of Swiss television, pushed her around and haunted her face. Nevertheless, Strebel was allowed to join the discussion in the “Club” afterwards. In his place of residence Gersau , other villagers wanted to get rid of him, but Strebel defended himself by threatening his opponents with his firearms. In the late 1980s he signed off at the Gersau residents' registration office without giving a new address. After that he was mainly seen in the Ingenbohl community .

In the Swiss parliamentary elections in 1991 , he ran for the National Council - on a list called Party for the Future . He received more than 4,000 votes in the canton of Schwyz, which was not enough for him to take office.

His firing of a shot at police officers again made headlines in 1994. In the Fallenbach restaurant in Brunnen , he organized an escalating drinking binge with two younger colleagues. Strebel fired a shot at the approaching police. After his release from custody , he moved his residence to Reichenburg for a short time and then to Bilten . Even then, he was in the habit of spending the night in his Ford Transit .

After his withdrawal from the public

According to his own statement, Strebel was no longer politically active. In 2000 he had to answer for his Fallenbach shooting in court. He said he only wanted to drive the sparrows away with the rifle. However, the court saw that it was proven that Strebel had endangered the police officers' lives and sentenced him to a two-year prison term.

Strebel fled to Spain, whereupon he was wanted with an international arrest warrant. In February 2000 Strebel was arrested in Seville while slitting car tires and was later released under conditions. In April 2000, Strebel volunteered at a customs post near Geneva. From there he was transferred to Schwyz and then placed in the Lenzburg prison. He was released early on June 22, 2001. As in previous years, he then lived without a permanent address.

Strebel died in an argument in Burgdorf when his opponent shot him in self-defense.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Marc Tribelhorn: The xenophobes on Swiss television | NZZ . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . ( nzz.ch [accessed on August 20, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Strebel, Marcel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss right-wing extremist, head of the Patriotic Front in Switzerland
DATE OF BIRTH 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Kanton Aargau
DATE OF DEATH July 22, 2001
Place of death Burgdorf