Research by Bavarian Radio
AfD MPs are said to have shouted right-wing extremist slogans in a discotheque after the party conference
The state party conference of the Bavarian AfD took place in Greding at the weekend
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The slogan “Germany for the Germans, foreigners out!” is said to have echoed through a discotheque in Middle Franconia at the weekend. The police are investigating. According to media research, AfD politicians also took part in the chants.
In Bavaria, the state police are investigating members of a group of people who are said to have chanted xenophobic slogans in a discotheque in Greding (Roth district, Middle Franconia administrative region) on Sunday night. According to research by Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), several politicians are among the suspects AfD, including members of the state parliament.
Accordingly, the group should loudly sing the lines “Germany for the Germans, foreigners out!” to the melody of the song “L’amour toujours” by Gigi D’Agostino. have sung. In total there are said to have been around 30 people involved. According to the same statement from BR and the police, the operator of the discotheque stopped the chanting of the slogan. The BR lies a video of the situation before.
AfD denies involvement of members in incident in Greding
The AfD held its state party conference in the small town at the weekend. “The police have indications that the people were participants in the event,” the investigators said. These indications would be examined.
The state chairman of the AfD in Bavaria, Stephan Protschka, said in an interview with BR that there was no evidence that party members were involved in the chants. “If this is the case, it will be clarified internally and will have severe consequences.”
Most recently, the research association “Correctiv” revealed a meeting between AfD representatives and other right-wing extremists in Potsdam at the end of November. The mass deportation of people from Germany was discussed at this event. The debate about banning the right-wing party gained momentum again. The alleged Greding incident is likely to be a further indication that members of the AfD do not always act in accordance with the free-democratic basic order and are also registered by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
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State security investigations in Middle Franconia against unknown persons are ongoing on suspicion of incitement to hatred. This can be punished with up to five years in prison. The investigators are asking witnesses to call (0911) 21123333 and to provide photo or video recordings.
Sources: Central Franconia Police Headquarters, Bavarian radio, “corrective”AFP news agency