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  Zürich, May 7th 2000 
Democracy for the Advanced, Part VII, Chapter 5
  
"Neither has the state the right nor the task to judge artistical performances whether they are worth of protection or not 
"Art. 135 Swiss Penalty Code is cultural dirigism of the state and is out of place in a liberal state." 
. The cultural value worth of protection lies within the work of art itself."  
   
"Art. 135 Swiss Penalty Code is clearly a cultural censorship law with all the inherent dangers and absurdities."  
   
(Excerpts of Open letter to the National Congress 31st May '89 "Against cultural censorship" signed by Werner Düggelin / Friedrich Dürrenmatt / Max Frisch / Markus Imhoof / Thomas Koerfer / Bernhard Luginbühl / Fredi M. Murer / Adolf Muschg / a.o.)  
  
"BLUTGEIL Case", The Final Chapter, Part 6
 
  
Switzerland:
Artist put to 
"Special Prison"
- for  Performance!
  

Dear friends of bad taste   

Half-time! After the official burning of the satirical video BLUTGEIL in '96, the first of the 4 sentenced filmmakers is now in jail.  

The art performance in front of the gate to the penal institution in Urdorf / Zurich ("Bloodbath in Urdorf!") on occasion of the entry of Seelenlos, one of the 2 producers of BLUTGEIL, had drastic consequences for the imprisoned artist.  

"In case of  disturbances of the prison security the administrator calls for help from outside. The Kantonspolizei renders support. He calls them also for transports of  prisoners dangerous of escape and to the community."  (Excerpt of reglementation of District prisons & sect; 6 ("Call for police") The criminal artist was transported to the by its bad reputation well known Airport prison. ("Transport to here is meant to be an additional punishment for renitent prisoners out of other penal institutions."  Excerpt of letter 4)  

The humourless head of Penal institution VZ Urdorf incorrectly passed forward uncomplete papers (e.g. no medical files) of the prisoner to the Airport prison. "This intentional failure of care duty caused a lot of important detriments conflicting with several legal regulations. I  was refused even Vitaminpills, not to mention the prescripted medicamentation and diet." (Excerpt of complaint 2)  

Penal institution doctor Holy ("Everything only psychological") and institution food ("Food as torture") do their best to ruin the health of the prisoner. In contrary to the  

To be continued... - Can ketchup be a crime? Is a foreign TV-Station allowed to do an interview inside the prison? Will the automatic cavity search really be obligatory? Why the head of penal institution constantly surfs on  www.blutgeil.com ? Stay tuned when right now just after the commercials... don't miss it!   
 

Kindest regards   SSI 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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