Munich City Councilor Bernd Schreyer (72) resigned from his seat because of a Holocaust comparison. Yesterday, the Munich District Court convicted Schreyer of incitement to hatred.
"The basic consensus of 'Never Again' is shaken when you compare everything in this way," said judge Sonja ttl. The judge ultimately did not follow Schreye's explanations of what his post was actually meant - which was crucial for the guilty verdict. The word "eradicate" in particular clearly refers to anti-Semitic agitation à la "Hang the Greens' while there are still trees." The matter was handled by the K 44 criminal department, which is responsible for right-wing extremist crimes. The prosecutor did not accept the fact that the Greens are left-wing, it was just your opinion, Mr. Defense Attorney, stated the senior public prosecutor. 'My client, as a Green, is known to be left-wing,' he said, 'and now he should be placed in the right-wing extremist corner."