The former mayor had referred to a former AfD member in an Interview with the abendzeitung as “AfD-man.” The judge decided that it is a false assertion of fact. The reader could not have a true understanding of the quote differently, as the man was still a member of the party. the Christina Hertel
Even national media at the time reported that Martin Zech, accountant, son of a peasant family, a member of the district Committee, Feldmoching-Hasenbergl, 2014 moved shortly after the municipal election of the CSU in the AfD. A year later, disillusioned by the right-hand course, took the party – resigned Zech again. However, the attention of the press. In an Interview with the Abendzeitung the former Lord mayor of Munich, Christian Ude (SPD) referred to him in February about four years after his exit still referred to as “AfD-man.” This stamp is stuck to him, interferes with Zech so much so that he moved before the court. Although the tabloid printed already a reply and although Ude stated in writing that he will not call him so, had it Zech on a method to arrive. And got right: Christian Ude is no longer “allowed to call him ‘AfD-man”, without his resignation from the party and must bear the costs of the proceedings, around 15 000 Euro.
In the newspaper interview, it actually went to the so-called urban development measure (SEM), a planned new district in the North of Munich. As the journalists Ude asked, who are the opponents of the project were, he replied that the “AfD-man,” Zech plays a big role. His Initiative home ground is the hobby horse of a Großgrunderbens, “mixed his private interests with his political harmoniously, and the then homeland security called”. After the Interview, so it is said Zech on the Thursday before the Munich regional court, he was an issue raised by many. “Are you still in the AfD?”, would have asked the people. However, he more and more parts of the course of the party a long time ago. But in public I never found any attention – unlike the Crossing in 2014.
As the “voice king” from the North of Munich, the Newspapers referred to him at the time because so many people chose that he advanced from 17th place to 11th place, and in the district Committee, moved in. Only that he did not represent the party, for which he was actually taken. Zech joined and was at that time the first district Committee member in Munich, the AfD heard. He remained for about one year until Congress 2015, when the Frauke Petry, the then Chairman Bernd Lucke replaced. The change in the party leadership, many understood at the time as a sign for a better guided in the course of the party. Lucke was regarded as Euro-sceptics – also Zech was at that time joined the party because he was with the Euro-policy of the Union, dissatisfied.
the development of the party played a role, noted the judge: Finally, you’ve developed now under party leader Alexander Gauland even further to the right. Ultimately, it went to court the question of whether the name “AfD – man” is an expression of opinion and whether you pointedly someone who was known to the party, pointedly, for all the days of may. The judge decided against in the end and found: It was simply a false assertion of fact. The reader could not understand Building quote differently than the Zech was still a member of the party – what is not true.
