Since the start of the season, more than twenty people have had to be excluded and prohibited from access to this swimming pool, due to inappropriate behavior and non-compliance with the rules.
In Porrentruy, in the Swiss canton of the Jura, border with France, the authorities decided toto forbid temporarily Access to the municipal swimming pool to all those who do not live in Switzerland. According to local media, The measure would in particular target the French.
This restriction, which comes into force this Friday, July 4 and is to last until August 31, was taken due to problems of reception capacity, but also because repeated incivility. The Jura daily estimates that these incivility would affect 95 % of French people.
More than 20 people already excluded since the start of the season
According to Timemore than twenty people have had to be excluded and prohibited from access to this swimming pool since the start of the season, due to inappropriate behavior and non-compliance with the rules.
Concretely, access to the swimming pool is therefore for a time reserved for people of Swiss nationality, holders of an establishment permit and the holders of a valid Swiss work permit.
In a press release, local authorities assure to have “for only objectives “ to guarantee user safety while wishing to preserve a serene and respectful climate. The mayor of the city, Philippe Eggertswyler, sweeps away any desire for discrimination and highlights the “grosse affluence” in this pool, believing that“It is imperative to ensure that the Jurassians can take advantage of this infrastructure.”
