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After the controversial lateral thinking rally in Leipzig, speakers from the Islamophobic and xenophobic Pegida movement in Dresden criticized the crown’s measures.
Participants stand on the Altmarkt in front of the Kreuzkirche during a demonstration of the Pegida movement in Dresden. © Sebastian Kahnert / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa
Unlike in Leipzig, where the rally with more than 20,000 people got out of hand and there were massive violations of hygiene rules, participants in Dresden met the requirements with a few exceptions, as a police spokesman said.
One According to officials, the banner with the swastika was secured and will be “criminally examined”.
Officials had previously verified tickets to the event on the Altmarkt and pointed out the mask requirement. With a few hundred participants, the facts were clear. The keynote speaker was former Brandenburg AfD politician Andreas Kalbitz.
He is classified as a right-wing extremist by the Office responsible for the Protection of the Constitution.
The demonstration of Pegida it had been widely criticized because it coincided with the 82nd anniversary of the horrible night of the pogrom. During the November pogroms on the night of November 9-10, 1938, the National Socialists were stagnant Germany Jewish synagogues, shops and apartments were burned down and Jewish citizens were abused, kidnapped and murdered.
“It is absolutely insipid and historically forgotten that on a day like November 9, a Pegida rally is not only held in Dresden, but is also allowed to take place,” stated State Rabbi Zsolt Balla.
Dresden SPD leader Albrecht Pallas described Kalbitz’s appearance as a “disgusting provocation”. The FDP criticized the fact that Dresden gave Pegida a central place with the Altmarkt, while at the same time the commemorative events organized by the city on November 9 were “reduced to a barely recognizable level” because of Corona.
According to the city administration, there is no legal basis for restricting Pegida’s right of assembly. “Not even on days like November 9, which many find inappropriate,” said city spokesman Kai Schulz when asked.
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