Swiss Court: Teen Pranks Not Grounds To Deny Naturalisation

2026-02-09 11:11:26

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Teenage pranks like egg‐throwing are no reason to deny a Swiss passport, an Aargau court has ruled, as it upheld an Eritrean woman's appeal against a naturalisation refusal. Select your language

Generated with artificial intelligence. Listening: Swiss court: teen pranks not grounds to deny naturalisation This content was published on February 9, 2026 - 16:33 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

Deutsch de Lausbubenstreich ist im Aargau kein Grund für Einbürgerungsabsage Original Read more: Lausbubenstreich ist im Aargau kein Grund für Einbürgerungsa
Português pt Tribunal suíço anula rejeição de naturalização por brincadeira juvenil Read more: Tribunal suíço anula rejeição de naturalização por brincadeira ju

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The young woman appealed after the Aargau naturalisation commission rejected her application, justifying its decision on the grounds that the applicant had been convicted during the naturalisation procedure.

At the age of 15, she had thrown eggs at the front of a house with other young people and had taken part in a prank known as the“doorbell prank”, which involved ringing all the doorbells in a building. The juvenile court sentenced her to a warning, according to the ruling published on Monday.
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