(Swiss Info) A Geneva court has amended a controversial local secularism law. A ban on wearing or showing religious symbols will still apply to government ministers and officials in contact with the public but not to locally elected politicians.
In February, an updated secularism law was accepted by 55% of voters in canton Geneva. Among the provisions covered by the law is a ban on wearing religious symbols, such as crosses or headscarves, by elected officials and public servants. Six legal appeals were immediately filed following the vote result, calling for elements of the law to be withdrawn.
On Tuesday, the Constitutional Chamber of the Geneva Court of Justice said it had decided to partly accept the appeals. It said it had annulled a ban on elected cantonal and communal politicians wearing outward signs of religious affiliation.
