Switzerland Readies Military In Preparation For A New Wave Of Migrants
By Tyler Durden
According to The BBC, the most asylum claims in 2015 occurred in Germany, which saw >500,000…
With the main route (reportedly shut down) being from Turkey to Greece, and up through the Balkans…
With Syrians making up the bulk of migrants trying to enter Europe.
But now, in response to Balkan countries closing down traditional migrant routes to Europe, Switzerland's military is taking steps to prepare for a potential new wave of immigrants in case it becomes part of a new route.
As such, Switzerland has put together a formal emergency preparedness plan, which outlines three scenarios, one of which would call for military intervention.
The three scenarios outlined by the Swiss government are as follows:
Scenario 1: 10,000 applications for asylum in 30 days
Scenario 2: 10,000 requests a month for three consecutive months
Scenario 3: 30,000 entries in the space of a few days
The third scenario is a worst case situation that would call for 2,000 troops to be mobilized in order to secure the border and guard against terrorist threats. Being that it's also more than three times the number of immigrants that came into the country during the height of the Kosovo crisis in 1999 (which reached 9,600 a month), one can begin to understand the magnitude of the current situation.
From the release [Google translated]
Bern, 04.20.2016 – On 14 April, the Federal Department of Justice and Police (DJP), the Federal Department of Defence (VBS), the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) the cantons, cities and municipalities have set the reference values ??of a common emergency planning in the field of asylum. In this context, various measures have been agreed and planned. The Federal Council took note Wednesday and instructed the DDPS to take all necessary steps for the army to be able, where appropriate, to provide support to civil authorities, including the Corps of border guards (BGC) in accordance with the contingency planning.
For now, the Federal Council considers that such intervention is not necessary. With Wednesday's decision, it nevertheless provides power, if necessary, order quickly. According emergency planning of the Confederation, cantons, cities and municipalities, a military intervention would be necessary in scenario 3, that is to say, with 30 000 entries in the territory in space a few days. In scenario 1 (10 000 applications for asylum in 30 days) and Scenario 2 (10 000 requests a month for three consecutive months), the BGC may need to seek the support of the army in case of aggravating circumstances such a terrorist threat of considerable magnitude. Such scenarios have never produced in Switzerland. At the height of the Kosovo crisis, in June 1999, some 9,600 asylum applications were registered. The current figure for March 2016, is about 2,000 requests.
Operational mandates the DDPS: legal bases exist
Specifically, the Federal Council instructed the VBS Wednesday to ensure that, if necessary, military in 2000 are available for a support service in connection with the migration situation. All …read more
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