Painful and humiliating, Kosovo story being rejected Swiss passports

This Saturday afternoon moment sounds like a “deja-vu” painful and humiliating for Hamdi Halili, the now-known Kosovar in the region who wants to become a Swiss citizen”, writes bz.ch. The chairman of the Assembly of Citizens approaches Hamdi Halil, who was waiting outside the hall, saying: Hamdi, your request was rejected by 23 votes against, 21 pros and 22 abstentions”.

The Citizens' Assembly of the Bubendorf municipality, the Baselland Canton, has voted for the second time against Hamdi Halil's naturalisation, broadcast albinfo.ch. And, likewise, the second time she hasn't given sufficient reason for her decision.

There is no excuse for nonnaturalisation”, said Roger Frey, chairman of the Assembly of Citizens, this institution that in some municipalities gives approval or not for the municipal provision of the Swiss passport. 23 people have voted against, 21 to 22 have refrained from voting that was held Saturday.

Frey assumes, however, that rejection has resulted from the Heili family's history. This family had to release Switzerland in 2005. But instead of doing that, she was offered church asylum, broadcasts albinfo.ch. A year later, authorities allowed the family to eventually stay in Switzerland (with visa B and then C).

From this point on, the stay for a certain time <x0íly” in Switzerland may be one of the causes why “the landmakers” do not approve of the family's naturalisation.

Remember: The Halili family case was present three years ago in Swiss media and albinfo.ch, when naturalization was rejected from the same municipality. Among the rejected excuses then mentioned was a <x0 reason” banal: Hamdi and his boys in sports dress (“enterka” or tuta)...

With tutas or without them, boys and wives have already obtained the Swiss passport. The only one left unnatural was Hamdiu, writes albinfo.ch. The one who was again rejected...

It is now expected that the <x0-top” will be carried into the hands of the Baselland Canton.