Շվեյցարիայում գտնվող «միլիոնատերերի գյուղը» հրաժարվել է ընդունել փախստականներին (լուսանկարներ)

SOCIETY 28 May, 2016 10:09

Tert.am–ը գրում է.

Մինչ ողջ Եվրոպան գտնվում է միգրացիոն ճգնաժամի մեջ` փորձելով ապաստան տրամադրել քաղաքակիրթ աշխարհի դռները թակող միլիոնավոր մարդկանց, Շվեյցարիայում գտնվող մի բնակավայր կտրականապես հրաժարվել է ընդունել փախստականներին:

Ինչպես նշում է The Daily Mail-ը, Օբերվիլ-Լիլին համարվում է Եվրոպայի ամենահարուստ բնակավայրերից մեկը, որտեղ բնակվում են հարյուրավոր միլիոնատերեր: Դրա 2.200 բնակչից 300-ը միլիոնատեր է:

Վերջերս կայացած հանրաքվեի ժամանակ բնակավայրի բնակիչները դեմ են քվեարկել իրենց մոտ ընդամենը 10 փախստականի ապաստան տրամադրելու առաջարկին: Փոխարենը՝ նրանք համաձայնել են մոտ 400.000 դոլարի տուգանք վճարել:

«Մենք չենք ցանկանում, որ նրանք այստեղ գան ու փչացնեն մեր գեղեցիկ կյանքն ու բնակավայրը: Մենք չենք կարող ապաստան տալ փախստականներին, ովքեր այս բնակավայրի համար սազական չեն»,-ասել է տեղացիներից մեկը:

Աղբյուրը մանրամասնում է, որ գեղատեսիլ բնապատկերներով, մաքուր օդով հայտնի ալպիական այս վայրում ամենաէժան տան գինը սկսվում է 1.4 մլն դոլարից: Այստեղ շատ հանդարտ մթնոլորտ է տիրում, իսկ հանցավորության մակարդակն էլ զրոյական է:

Նշվում է, որ այստեղ հիմնականում բնակություն են հաստատում թոշակի անցած գործարարները:

Banned: One of Europe¿s wealthiest villages Oberwil-Lieli is refusing to accept any asylum seekers The Swiss Government ordered them to accept ten migrants as part of its promise to the EU to take a total of 50,000 across the country, at least 3,000 of which fleeing Syria
Vote: But the 2,200 wealthy residents in Oberwil-Lieli, 300 of whom are millionaires, have held a referendum and voted to reject the Governments quota and have decided instead pay a £200,000 fine
Picture perfect: Fears women and children could be at risk from sex attacks as well as the disruption to their peaceful way of life has led the super-rich of Switzerland¿s alpine bolthole to vote no in the May 1 referendum
Picturesque: Surrounded by lush green pastures and with stunning views of the snow-capped Alps in the distance, the twin villages of Oberwil and Lieli would not look out of place on the front of a box of chocolates
Safeguard: Residents, who have as many millionaires per head of the population, say they want to protect their quiet way of life and do not want any new arrivals spoiling the tranquil setting
Donations: Some of the richest residents in Oberwil-Lieli said they would personally help pay for the fine imposed by the Swiss government, which equates to £100 per person. They will have to pay another fine next year if they fail to meet the quota
Ashamed: But the decision has polarised the community and split opinion down the middle. While some residents supported the decision others are left embarrassed by it. A mother-of-two who would only give her name as Patriza says she is embarrassed by the racism
Payment: The town is full of alpine style chalets and modern glass fronted homes make it one of the most desirable - and expensive - places to live in Switzerland. The fine will be paid from the civic fund of £5million which is generated by local taxes
Pride: The roads are spotlessly clean, gardens are immaculately kept and despite its proximity to the country¿s major city Zurich of 10 miles there is little traffic. Residents, many of whom are pensioners, say they do not want their retirement spoiled by immigration
Fine: The decision means the village will have to pay a fine to the Swiss government. The £206,000 penalty, which has yet to be imposed, will come out of the annual budget for the village, which raises £5million a year
Fear: Oberwil-Lieli¿s outspoken Mayor Andreas Glarner, 54, said it was the fear of not knowing where the ten refugees had come from that led to the ¿no¿ vote. He told MailOnline: ¿We were not to be told if the ten were from Syria or are economic migrants from other countries
Deterrent: The mayor added: Yes, the refugees from Syria have to be helped and they are better served by being helped in the camps nearer their home. Money could be sent to help them, but if we are housing them here it sends out the wrong message. Others will come and risk their lives crossing the ocean and paying people smugglers to bring them.
Stubborn: The no vote was won by 52 per cent to 48 per cent. Mayor Glarner said Oberwil-Leili is a quiet village not equipped to house ten migrants. ¿It was a narrow victory for those of us who did not want the refugees, but Oberwil-Lieli is not the place for them¿
Asylum: Switzerland is a country of eight million people. Last year there were 39,523 applications for asylum with quarter of those accepted. In the first three months of this year the saw 8,315 asylum applications, 45 per cent less than from October to December 2015
Dropping: Fewer applications are being recorded in the country in recent months: in April 2016 there were 1,748 applications compared to 1,376 for the same month the previous year
Dispersed: Switzerland is taking 50,000 asylum seekers who have crossed the border. Successful applicants are divided among the 26 cantons, the Swiss version of a county, with the number of refugees being allocated dependent on the local population number
Newcomers: Amnesty International says in March there were 1,748 asylum applications to Switzerland, with most from war torn Eritrea. In April 2016 there were 1,748 applications for asylum compared to 1,376 for the same month the previous year
Trouble: Oberwil-Lieli is crime free. And just over half those who voted say they want to keep it that way. They point to Brentgarten, 3km away, which faced problems three years ago when 150 asylum seekers, mostly from Eritrea, were housed in a disused army barracks
Disquiet: Brentgarten, the nearest town, tried to segregate its 150 asylum seekers and stop them gathering in numbers at the local swimming pool and sports centre. A church was also placed off limits leading to an outcry from human rights groups
Tension: Brentgarten, which like Oberwil is in the canton of Aargau, currently has 150 asylum seekers under the quota system. Picture, migrants in a Swiss Federal refugee centre in Thun, Switzerland