Sunday December 29, an evening in Yverdon-les-Bains (VD) turned into a nightmare for a young UDC and his two friends in the middle of filming, near the station. Around 11 p.m., at the Japanese Garden, they were surrounded by a group of 5 to 10 individuals, who, believing they were being filmed, threatened them and demanded their phones. “Dealers,” specifies Enzo Malorgio, general secretary of the Young UDC and co-editor in chief of the newspaper “L’IDÉE”, on X. The group managed to flee, but two attackers chased them to the station. The lack of police intervention, despite two calls, illustrates according to the victim a lack of resources and a policy that he describes as lax: “It is a chilling reflection of the growing insecurity in our cities.” They filed a complaint.
When contacted, the Nord Vaudois Police confirmed having been alerted of the situation via 117. At the time, no police patrol was available. An employee contacted the victims to assess the degree of urgency, but two of them had already boarded the train. The third was with CFF security agents. “We intervene based on reported emergencies. It may happen that an intervention is postponed if another, more priority, is underway,” explains a manager from the Nord Vaudois Police.
This new incident echoes another that occurred last September, also at Yverdon station. During a filming for “RTS”, local political troublemaker Ruben Ramchurn was questioned by two dealers opposed to their appearance on his TikTok account. The situation calmed down thanks to the intervention of an asylum seeker. He pointed out the constraints imposed on migrants, often deprived of the right to work in Switzerland: “When you arrive in Switzerland, you are not given the right to work. And when they cannot work, they cannot integrate, nor pay for their accommodation or food. They are therefore forced to turn to other activities.”
