The Vaudois petition against street dealing was submitted to the Grand Council on Tuesday. Equipped with 7,912 signatures, it was launched in mid-August when drug trafficking was exploding in several towns in the canton, particularly in Lausanne, Yverdon and Vevey.
This petition shows that “the situation is no longer tenable” and that “the population is fed up with it”, declared Marianne Dind, one of the instigators of the text, after handing over the initials to the president of the Grand Council , Jean-François Thuillard.
She welcomed “the very good score” of this petition, launched by a small group of citizens, with reduced logistics and without the support of a party. It was signed by “Mr. and Madam everyone”, by people “from the right and the left”, continued Marianne Dind, herself a member of the UDC.
Entitled “Street dealing is enough! Zero tolerance”, the text demands more firmness from the political authorities, accused of having allowed the situation to degenerate. The petitioners demand that the laws in the fight against drug trafficking be “finally applied”.
The petition calls for “permanent control” by the police of public places affected by the deal. Real sanctions against traffickers are also required. For the signatories, we must “make drug dealers understand that they are not welcome in public places in Vaud towns”.
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A possible popular initiative
The petition further emphasizes that substances sold on the street are “less and less expensive”, reaching an “increasingly wider” audience. But also that dealers now show “very invasive attitudes” towards the population. For all these reasons, “there is an urgent need to act”, according to Marianne Dind.
The text is now in the hands of the petitions committee of the Grand Council. It will then be discussed in the plenum, which will decide whether or not to send it back to the Council of State.
Marianne Dind has already warned that the committee behind the text might not stop there. Ultimately, if the situation does not evolve “on the ground”, a popular initiative could be launched.
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Cantonal task force
Street dealing increased sharply this summer in Vaud, particularly that linked to crack. In addition to the petition and a police reinforcement on the ground, this situation has given rise to various political interventions, both at the municipal and cantonal level.
The three main cities concerned – Lausanne, Yverdon and Vevey – notably wrote to the Council of State to report a situation “out of control” and ask it to do more.
The Council of State announced the establishment of a “task force” and a strengthening of repressive measures, such as the organization of “punch” operations or the acceleration of the expulsion of traffickers residing illegally. .
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