The GLP politician lost her job after shots were fired at a depiction of the Mother of God and the baby Jesus in an advertising catalog. A fine could now follow.
Ameti lost her job after the incident. Party colleagues even called for her resignation.
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etc. In September, the Zurich GLP politician took several shots at a picture that showed a depiction of the Mother of God and the baby Jesus in an art catalog. Ameti published a photo of the hole-punched display on the Instagram platform. This triggered a shitstorm that lasted for weeks. As a result, Ameti lost her job at an advertising agency and well-known members of her party called for her resignation.
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As the Zurich public prosecutor’s office has now confirmed to the NZZ, it opened criminal proceedings against Ameti in October on suspicion of disrupting freedom of belief and worship. CH-Media first reported on it. Violations of the relevant “blasphemy article” will result in a fine after the proceedings have been legally concluded. As the public prosecutor’s office reports, Ameti is presumed innocent.
In recent months, Ameti has largely withdrawn from the public eye. She wants to return to the Zurich municipal council this Wednesday. “Sonntags Blick” was the first media to report on it.
Last week, Ameti had already spoken to the CH-Media newspapers about the scandal that she caused with her shots. Ameti said she was tired and overworked during this time. Sport shooting is a balance for her in such moments. So she went into the shooting cellar and, without thinking, took an advertising catalog from the Koller auction house out of the waste paper. It was a gross and stupid mistake, Ameti continued.
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