The walkers were checked and urged to take their coats with Nazi symbols on them to prevent any confrontations with other people. It was a group of around 25 people from different European countries and the United States.
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Their identity was noted by the police, but there are no criminal consequences, since wearing Nazi symbols is currently not prohibited in Switzerland.
Prohibition of use and distribution of Nazi symbols
In the future that may be the case. A majority of the parties, cantons and associations are in favor of a ban on the use and distribution of Nazi symbols in the public space and there is now a law in the making. The federal government not only visits the swastika, the Hitler salute and the SS symbol, but would also want to ban numerical codes such as 18 and 88 – which can be read as Adolf Hitler or Heiler Hitler.
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Whether such symbols will be punishable depends on the context. Anyone who laps the ban on his boot would risk a fine of 200 Swiss francs, converted just over 200 euros.