Politician appears shooting at an icon of the Virgin Mary in Switzerland | Orthodox Times (en)

A city councillor in Switzerland shot an image of the Virgin and Christ. He apologized and reportedly asked for police protection against threats. The 32-year-old fired a sporting pistol at an auction poster of a 14th-century painting of the Virgin and Christ and posted images on social media with the bullets in their faces. City councillor in Switzerland uploaded the images to social media Saniya Ameti, 32, uploaded the images to Instagram over…

The 32-year-old apologized, “I did not realize the religious significance” she said - The process of her removal from the Green party is underway, reactions in political and Catholic circles

Salò challenged a city councillor in Zurich in Switzerland after she decided to publish photos of her shooting an image of the Virgin Mary with Christ as an infant. Sanija Ameti, 32, who was born into a Muslim family and belongs to the Green-Liberal Party, shot the image with a sporting pistol, sparking backlash over the bullet marks on the faces of the Virgin and Jesus. Despite her swift efforts to retract the post and her apology, the backlash…

"It was the right size for practice", claimed the Swiss woman who shot the icon of the Virgin Mary - Due to reactions, she closed her social media account and requested police protection

Swiss politician Sania Amet has resigned as the leader of the Liberal Green Party in Zurich after an uproar over photos of her shooting at a Christian motif and the image of the Virgin Mary! On Sunday afternoon, he deleted photos that had already been posted on social media and apologized. She herself, originally from Bosnia, was born into a Muslim family and found herself in Switzerland as a refugee The youth of the right-wing Swiss People's Pa…

Her apology and her party's announcement