Bern police investigate ‘Kill Trump’ demo banner

Bern cantonal police have confirmed that they are investigating a provocative banner that read “Kill Trump With His Own Weapon!” used in an anti-World Economic Forum (WEF) rally in the Swiss capital last weekend.  The banner, which featured at the head of a procession of 1,000 people who demonstrated against the forthcoming WEF in Davos, mimicked a poster unfurled in a May 2017 Bern rally protesting against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. That banner read “Kill Erdogan With His Own Weapons!”, and showed a gun being pointed at the Turkish leader’s head. It provoked a diplomatic spat between Switzerland and Turkey. Bern police and the public prosecutor are looking whether a crime was committed regarding the latest banner, a spokesman told the Swiss News Agency on Thursday. + Read more on Trump coming to WEF 2018  The anti-WEF rally last weekend is the first in a series of demonstrations that are set to take place in Swiss cities in the coming days. Protesters argue ...