Switzerland: 5G critics file complaints in 127 Bernese municipalities

5G critics file complaints in 127 Bernese municipalities
derbund.ch, 20 February 2024 - auto-translation

386 antennas are being used illegally, claim two associations and one company. And are therefore filing complaints with the building police everywhere.

One of the offending installations: the antenna on the roof of the Berner Zeitung and "Bund" newspapers. Photo: Raphael Moser

In the canton of Bern, 127 municipalities where 5G mobile phone antennas are located are facing complaints from the building police. The complaints were submitted by the WIR and Gigaherz associations, which are critical of mobile communications, and Laubscher plannetzwerk GmbH from Büren an der Aare.

They have been warning about radiation exposure from mobile phone antennas for some time. They are now targeting those antennas where the transmission power has been increased without a planning application or public publication. This was announced by the three organizations on Tuesday.

Antennas illegal according to critics

They refer to a ruling by the Bernese administrative court from August 2023, according to which a planning application is required to increase the transmission power of an adaptive antenna. The specific case concerned an antenna in Büren an der Aare. According to a communiqué from the mobile radio critics, the ruling is now legally binding. It has far-reaching consequences.

In the canton of Berne alone, a total of 386 antennas are therefore in illegal operation. A mobile phone critic has requested the list of all sites from the canton, citing the principle of publicity. It was enclosed with the media documents on Tuesday. According to the list, 75 antennas are affected in the city of Bern alone.

Radiation is said to be three times higher

The form letter to the 127 municipalities states: "As you can see from the list, adaptive antennas were also illegally installed in your municipality without a planning application and publication with the correction factor." An increase in transmission power had therefore been carried out.

We request that you, as the responsible building police authority, ensure that the legal situation is restored in your municipality (...)." Otherwise, the company reserves the right to press criminal charges for abuse of authority and favoring the mobile industry.

Citing information provided by the canton, the mobile phone critics write that antennas with increased transmission power can cause up to three times higher radiation exposure, both in terms of time and location. Where and how much radiation exposure occurs must be examined in a building permit procedure.

Original article in German:
https://www.derbund.ch/5g-antennen-anzeigen-in-127-berner-gemeinden-eingereicht-414052557189

See also: (in German)

Baupolizeiliche Anzeige gegen den Betrieb von Mobilfunkanlagen ohne Baubewilligung
Plannetzwerk, der Schweizerische Verein WIR & Gigaherz – 19feb2024.

(Building police report against the operation of mobile radio installations without a building permit

Plannetzwerk, the Swiss association WIR & Gigaherz - 19Feb2024)

https://levaudsansantennes.ch/2024/02/23/baupolizeiliche-anzeige-gegen-den-betrieb-von-mobilfunkanlagen-ohne-baubewilligung/