Switzerland votes in favour of more government surveillance amid fear of terror attacks

Swiss voters have approved a bill which give their security services more power to eavesdrop on its citizens.

 

A proposed law was approved by 65.5 per cent of those who voted in the referendum, results on Sunday showed.

 

The law grants the Swiss police and intelligence services the right to tap phones and communications of a suspect with the permission of the federal court, the defence ministry and the cabinet – something that has been banned in the country unlike many of its European neighbours.

 

The bill was originally passed by the Swiss parliament last year but an alliance of the Socialist and Green parties, commanded enough signatures to force a referendum on the subject.

 

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