Aarau stadium opponent displays Blick

On Wednesday, August 20, the newspaper Blick published the identity of the man who had filed a complaint against the new stadium in Aarau at the last second before the deadline. Although his face was pixelated and his last name was "only" initialed, the 58-year-old man was immediately recognized. As the Sunday newspaper reports in the current issue, W. was subsequently harassed by telephone, unknown persons sneaking around his property and photographing his house. After the publication, the police contacted W. and promised to send patrols vobeiz.

The exposed scapegoat - the stadium was approved by the Aarau electorate at the ballot box - now wants to take legal action against the tabloid. W. has filed a criminal complaint with the Aargau cantonal police. He does not accept that he is portrayed as a criminal for exercising a civil right, W. told the Sonntagszeitung. The police consider the initial suspicion of defamation to be given and will summon the journalists concerned, who waited for W. in front of his house and photographed him, for questioning. Experts such as data protection expert Hanspeter Thür and media lawyer Peter Studer consider the charges to be promising. Felix Gingesser, Editor-in-Chief Sports of the Blick Group, is not aware of any guilt. He is convinced that anyone who makes use of his right to object should be named. Although objections are a fundamental democratic right, in this case they are at the expense of the general public. (SoZ/hae)