Leipzig’s Lord Mayor Burkhard Jung (SPD) has condemned bullying against Ukrainians during a demonstration in the city on Monday evening. From a “strange mixture of right-wing radicalism, enemies of democracy, a strange friendly impression that Putin understands, and Reich citizens” anger against refugees, which he finds unbearable, erupts, he said on Tuesday in Berlin. You have to resist this with attitude and clarity and stand up for the principle “Human dignity is inviolable”.
Videos on social media show participants in the demonstration berating people with Ukraine flags on the side of the road and shouting “Nazis out” in their direction. The demonstration had been announced under the motto “For peace, freedom and self-determination”. It was directed, among other things, against energy policy and sanctions against Russia. There was also a counter-protest.
According to a spokesman, the police checked the video recordings. A criminal relevance of the statements is not apparent. Even a Wehrmacht flag with an Iron Cross and the slogan “Don’t complain, fight”, which was waved on Monday evening, does not constitute a criminal offence. Not all symbols from the Nazi era crossed the threshold of criminal liability.
