The court ruling from Chemnitz on posters with the inscription “Hang the Greens” was not only received with incomprehension by the Greens.
They post protest.
Berlin - The Greens want the party “III.
Make way "difficult: On Wednesday evening they started an action in Zwickau under the motto" Don't let democrats down "and distributed campaigns from the Greens.
They want to set an example against the decision of the Administrative Court in Chemnitz, which revolves around posters of the right-wing extremist splinter party with the inscription "Hang the Greens".
Greens in Zwickau start poster campaign and want to make it impossible for the court to run
On Tuesday the face had decided that the election posters of the “III.
Wegs ”with this slogan in Zwickau despite a ban in the city.
However, one condition that is associated with it: The party's posters must be 100 meters away from the Greens' election advertising.
It is precisely this point that the Greens want to make impossible in the Saxon city. In the evening, according to a party spokeswoman, around 30 to 40 members of the Saxon state association came to Zwickau to help. The Green Federal Association had sent 200 election posters at short notice. The aim is to prevent the “III. Weg “can keep this 100 meter distance. That means: hang up as many posters as possible. For this purpose, notices with the inscription "This poster keeps the surrounding 100M free of the Nazis" are distributed online. Photos from the distribution campaign also show posters with Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock that were hung up. According to the police, the action went smoothly, but out of caution, the police presence in the city had been increased.
Posters with the inscription "Hang the Greens!" Are allowed to stay - the city of Zwickau goes to the Higher Administrative Court
The city of Zwickau has now forwarded its complaint against the decision of the Chemnitz Administrative Court to the Higher Administrative Court in Bautzen.
A spokesman for the city announced on Thursday morning.
A spokesman for the Higher Administrative Court, on the other hand, was initially unable to confirm receipt of the letter.
However, he said that the “III.
Weg “I filed a complaint against the Chemnitz court decision and the associated requirement of the 100-meter distance.
It is unclear when there will be a decision from Bautzen.
Since both sides would be heard, it could take a few days, the spokesman said.
Calling for murder or hanging up posters?
From the point of view of a constitutional lawyer, ambiguity of the motive is the core problem
According to constitutional lawyer Jochen Rozek, the legal decision will still drag on.
The core problem is the ambiguity of the motive, said the professor at Leipzig University.
The posters are made with care.
Whoever designed this motif knows the jurisprudence.
The ambiguity results from the second sentence, which can be read in a smaller font under the call to “Hang the Greens!”.
It reads "Make our national revolutionary movement known in town and country through poster advertising in our party colors!"
The first sentence can be understood as an invitation to hang the members or supporters of the Greens.
So you could see it as an appeal for murder, said Rozek.
The second sentence says, however, that the hanging of posters of the “III.
Wegs ”is meant, who actually also has green as the party color.
The professor continued: With the order to have the posters removed, the city of Zwickau had included the freedom of expression of the “III.
Wegs “intervened.
According to the constant jurisprudence of the Federal Constitutional Court, this is only admissible if the second, harmless interpretation can really be ruled out “with viable reasons”.
All sorts of aspects could play a role in the judicial review - for example, the different letter sizes in the sentences on the poster.
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"Blanke Hetze": President of the German Association of Cities criticizes the decision of the administrative court in Chemnitz
The President of the German Association of Cities, Burkhard Jung, had sharply criticized the court decision.
The cities are appalled by the decision of the administrative court in Chemnitz.
The SPD politician, who is also the mayor of Leipzig, said the election posters were "pure agitation".
“In my eyes, that's not an expression of freedom of expression - it's a call for murder.
A call to violence must not be tolerated in public space.
This poster is not an election campaign, it is hate.
That goes against the basic political rules in our democracy. "
Before the federal election: Bavaria goes with posters of the “III.
Way “differently
In contrast to Saxony, in Bavaria the posters of the far-right splinter party are generally hung up by the police.
The police headquarters were instructed a week ago to remove such posters based on the initial suspicion of a public request to commit crimes, the Ministry of the Interior announced on Wednesday in Munich.
In Bavaria, the public prosecutor should be involved in every single such poster.
(dpa / cibo)
