Swiss authorities have confirmed that an entry ban has been issued against Marri who was detained at the Zurich airport on Thursday and sent back to the UK where he resides, Swissinfo.ch has reported.
“Fedpol [Swiss Federal Police] can issue entry bans when it believes that a person is a threat to the country’s security,” the outlet reported citing a spokesperson for the foreign affairs ministry on Friday. The foreign affairs ministry did not reveal the duration of the entry ban, as it wished to protect Marri’s privacy.
If it had been Pakstan or China, I wd have shrugged it off, but i never imagined Swiss Authorities would take mug shots of my 4-yr-old and seven-year-old children as detainees.
The long arm of the Pakistan’s billionaire Army Generals sure reach far beyond their bank accounts.
— Mehran Marri (@MehranMarri) November 16, 2017
Marri is a prominent figure in the Balochistan separatist movement that wishes to gain independence for the province from Pakistan. He is the brother-in-law of Brahumdagh Bugti, the Swiss-based leader of the Baloch Republican Party (BRP). Balochi activists have been very active in organising protests in Switzerland for their cause. A publicity banner on a Geneva bus recently attracted the ire of Pakistan’s government, which summoned the Swiss ambassador over the incident.