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Shortly before the protest by radical skeptics of the crown scheduled for this Saturday in Leipzig, the aggressiveness of the scene takes on a new dimension. In the Erfurt chat of the “lateral thinking” movement (657 members), a Birgit K. published on Wednesday the private speech of the Prime Minister of Thuringia, Bodo Ramelow, and demanded that the left-wing politician “always” put things “in your door”.
That night, Ramelow found a grave light in front of the door of the apartment building, in which three other parties live, and a brochure calling for the Leipzig rally under the slogan “Freedom through unity: the second peaceful revolution “. Thousands of protesters from across the republic are expected in Leipzig.
K. wrote in the chat group that he was inspired by the leader of the Thuringia AfD parliamentary group, Björn Höcke, to make his appeal. She saw his speech at the special session of the Thuringian state parliament on Tuesday on the party’s state parliament channel. “The man speaks 1: 1 what we want. He referred to Ramelow as Merkel’s bed rugs. We should always put a rug in front of Ramelow’s front door. “
Ramelow told Tagesspiegel that he felt “under pressure” and threatened by the release of his personal data. He not only sees himself and his wife in danger, but also the other residents of the house, including a family with three young children.
Protection of the Constitution: “With all the crazy people this is no longer fun”
The head of protection for the Thuringian constitution, Stephan Kramer, said he had turned against his authority and also against the police: “With all the crazy people it is no longer fun. We must be careful.”
Police are now investigating a suspected threat. A spokesman said that it had been reported ex officio.
Thuringian State Parliament Speaker Birgit Keller (left) tweeted: “I’ll take this: protest, yes; But when politicians are persecuted or even threatened in private, the protest loses its democratic legitimacy. Let’s argue, but with decency and respect. “
The Thuringian left also condemned the action. “The defamation, threats and verbal attacks from the right on the Internet or in parliament against our comrade Bodo Ramelow are unacceptable.”
Ramelow had harshly criticized the actions of the crown deniers last week in an interview with the Tagesspiegel. He spoke of “pogrom moods”, including events that “went in the direction of terrorism.” “Irrationality is making its way.” Certain critics of the corona pandemic measures “would just act ruthlessly,” overall the scene is a “very dangerous mix,” Ramelow said.
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Ramelow had repeatedly asked in the past for privacy to be respected in political disputes. In 2016 he harshly criticized activists from the anti-fascist scene who had recorded a demonstration in front of the house of the head of the Thuringian AfD, Höcke, in Bornhagen, Eichsfeld: “That is not correct! These are Nazi methods. Why do these people get to the level of racists? “Ramelow wrote on Twitter at the time.
Local politicians are also regularly attacked
The threat to politicians in your personal environment has been increasing for years. In 2015, the local mayor of Tröglitz in the Burgenland district of Saxony-Anhalt, Markus Nierth, resigned after the right-wing extremist NPD recorded a demonstration in front of his home.
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In March, Federal President Frank Walter Steinmeier met with local politicians in Zwickau to discuss the issue of the threat to mayors, district administrators and other politicians, which he sees as increasingly serious.
In January 2016, then-Mayor Pia Findeiß (SPD) was the victim of an attack in the southwestern city of Saxony. During the night, a cobblestone had flown through the bathroom window into his mother’s apartment in the share house, a political attack from the right, as an accompanying note suggested. “Germany has a huge problem of hatred and violence,” the federal president said at the time.
