- Dominique Baettig
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Dominique Baettig 
Federal Assembly of Switzerland Incumbent Assumed office
2007Personal details Born 22 September 1953
DelémontPolitical party SVP Dr. Dominique Baettig (born 22 september 1953 in Delémont) is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss People's Party. He represents the canton of Jura and is a psychiatrist by profession.[1]
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Political views
Freedom of expression
In response to the Durban Review Conference, Baettig accused the Holocaust of being an instrument of Zionism to suppress free speech and demonize opponents, criticizing the belief it is not subject to historical review and examination.[2]
Swiss Minarets
He has opposed the construction of minarets in the country, something viewed as imperialistic within the party.[3]
Neoconservative hierarchy
Baettig played a role in successfully blocking a visit by former U.S. President George W. Bush to the country in February 2011, lobbying the federal prosecutor's office to have him arrested stemming from war crimes charges.[4] Later that year, he filed another interpellation to have former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger detained if he attended the Bilderberg Conference in the country in June. The Young SVP organized a conference in protest along with the Young Socialists.
Baettig said the 2011 Bilderberg conference, of which Kissinger attended, was against the principles of Swiss sovereignty.[5][6] Baettig approached the gates of the Suvretta House Hotel, while the conference was being held, and asked to be admitted as a "a member of the Swiss parliament". He was refused entry.[7]
References
- ^ "Baettig Dominique", Das Schweizer Parlament. Accessed June 11, 2011
- ^ "DURBAN II : CRIS, CHUCHOTEMENTS, LES ARROSEURS ARROSES", Dominique Baettig. Swiss People's Party. May 18, 2009. Accessed June 12, 2011
- ^ "Racism row in Switzerland over minaret ban referendum", David Charter. Times Online. July 9, 2008. Accessed June 11, 2011
- ^ "'Avoiding the Handcuffs': George Bush Cancels Swiss Trip, After Human Rights Groups Seek Arrest on Torture Charges", John Nichols. The Nation. February 6, 2011. Accessed June 11, 2011
- ^ "Weniger Geheimnisse an der Bilderberg-Konferenz in St. Moritz", Suedostschweiz. June 6, 2011. Accessed June 11, 2011
- ^ "Bilderberg: The Uberpowerful Global Elite Meet Behind Closed Doors in St. Moritz", Anne Fournier. TIME. June 9, 2011. Accessed June 11, 2011
- ^ "Bilderberg 2011: The opposition steps up". The Guardian. Accessed June 11, 2011.
Categories:- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from Delémont
- Swiss People's Party politicians
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