The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of anti-democratic demonstrations in Hamburg

Created: 08/05/2022 11:57 am

By: Kevin Goonewardena

The Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns against participating in a demonstration by so-called delegitimizers.

The anti-democratic group denies the legitimacy of the state.

Hamburg – The Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution again warns against participating in a demonstration that, according to the authority, was registered from the spectrum of so-called delegitimizers.

"Delegitimizers of the state" deny the same legitimacy.

They belong to a relatively new area of ​​phenomena, which was first mentioned in the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in May 2021.

Participants from the milieu of opponents of vaccination and corona deniers are also expected to attend the demonstration on August 13, 2022 in Poppenbüttel, as reported by 24hamburg.de.

Demonstration by enemies of democracy in Hamburg: around 200 participants expected

The authorities are expecting around 200 participants at the demonstration, which the organizers have put under the harmless-sounding motto "For peace, freedom, self-determination - against division and extremism".

The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Hamburg warns against the participation of so-called delegitimizers in Poppenbüttel next weekend.

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A spokesman for the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Hamburg: "Your repertoire ranges from systematic insults, suspicions, defamation and disparagement, especially in the social networks."

Delegitimizer: Demo last weekend in Niendorf

Last weekend, around 100 people followed a call from the same organizers in Niendorf.

This is reported by the Hamburger Morgenpost.

The meeting passed without further incident, the newspaper continued.