Protest against refugee home
Rights move to Kretschmer’s apartment
October 22, 2023, 10:19 p.m
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During the pandemic, Corona deniers marched in front of the house of Saxony’s Prime Minister Kretschmer. Now it hits the CDU politician’s official apartment in Dresden. Right-wing demonstrators appear near the building – the police cordon off the area.
Participants of a protest meeting against a planned refugee accommodation in the north of Dresden moved to an official apartment of Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer. In a video posted on
“Politicians can no longer feel comfortable at home if they make decisions over their heads,” one man incited the crowd over a microphone. The police cordoned off the area around Kretschmer’s home. According to the MDR, around 300 people took part in the parade.
Justice Minister Katja Meier of the Green Party posted on According to the statement, Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister Wolfram Günther spoke of an “unacceptable disregard for democracy.”
The meeting in front of the old school, which the right-wing extremist small party “Free Saxony” had called for, its parade and a counter-protest remained “without incident,” said a spokesman for the police situation center upon request. Three weeks ago, unknown people tried to set fire to the building intended to be used as refugee accommodation. However, the flames went out before they reached the facade, which had previously been filled with flammable liquid. According to the city, 65 refugees will move into the former school.