More than 1,000 people demonstrated in Hamburg yesterday against Germany’s allegedly anti-Islamic policies. Interior Minister Faeser called the event “difficult to bear” and warned participants about red lines.
After a demonstration organized by Islamists in Hamburg, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser called for the state to take tough action against crimes at such events. “Seeing such an Islamist demonstration on our streets is difficult to bear. It’s good that the Hamburg police have countered crimes with a large contingent,” Faeser told the “Tagesspiegel”. There were no incidents.
The organizers of the rally, the group “Muslim Interaktiv”, are classified as definitely extremist.
The red lines at which the far-reaching protection of freedom of assembly and freedom of expression ends must be clear. “No terrorist propaganda for Hamas, no hate speech against Jews, no violence. If such crimes occur, there must be immediate, tough intervention during demonstrations,” said the SPD politician.
“Muslim Interactive” is considered to be definitely extremist
Yesterday in Hamburg, more than 1,000 people responded to the call for a rally by Islamists. In the St. Georg district they protested against an allegedly Islamophobic policy and media campaign in Germany. According to information from the Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the person who registered the rally is close to the “Muslim Interaktiv” group, which is classified as definitely extremist.
The organizers repeatedly asked the demonstrators to shout “Allahu Akbar” (“God is great”). Speakers accused politicians and the media of “cheap lies” and “cowardly reporting” that were intended to brand all Muslims in Germany as Islamists against the backdrop of the Gaza war.
Other groups are being observed
Faeser explained that the security authorities had the Islamist scene in their sights. After the terrorist organization Hamas and the Samidoun group were banned, other groups were also being monitored. “Other groups that want to emotionalize, radicalize and raise new Islamists are also the focus of our security authorities,” said the minister. This also applies to the group that was presumably responsible for the demonstration in Hamburg.
“Muslim Interaktiv” had already organized a demonstration in Hamburg at the end of October despite the ban. Last February, the group mobilized 3,500 people to rally against a Koran burning in Sweden.