Recordings with police
Sellner allegedly showed Hitler salute
Right-wing extremist Martin Sellner is alleged to have shown the Hitler salute at an event in Saarbrücken, Germany. The police were provided with corresponding recordings. Sellner was in the Saarland state capital on Thursday evening to present his book.
The group Omas gegen Rechts (Grannies against the Right) registered a demonstration against the private event. Sellner provocatively sought out the demonstration and also promoted his book there, as the Saarbrücken police announced on Friday. The Austrian was filmed and photographed by several people. The material was made available to the officers.
As Sellner is said to be showing the Hitler salute, he is now being investigated on suspicion of using symbols of unconstitutional and terrorist organizations.
Protests against extremists
Earlier this week, several thousand people took to the streets in Germany against Sellner's planned reading. There is talk of up to 3000 participants in Marburg. The head of the far-right Identitarian movement in Austria also read from his book "Remigration" around 20 kilometers from Marburg. According to the police, around 50 people came to listen to him.
"We clearly and emphatically disapprove of the fact that Martin Sellner wants to propagate theses on the expulsion of some of our inhabitants in Marburg," said Mayor Thomas Spies (SPD). His theses are "misanthropic", a danger to the community, democracy and the constitution.
Entry ban lifted
In March, the city of Potsdam had imposed an entry and residence ban on Sellner. The extremist successfully appealed against this in summary proceedings. The city did not lodge an appeal, making the decision legally binding.
Criticism came from Austria on Friday from the Green Party. "Are the Identitarians still just an NGO from the FPÖ's point of view, as Kickl has claimed in the past, completely oblivious to history and trivializing them? Will the FPÖ continue to seek proximity to an organization whose best-known face shows the Hitler salute?" asks Secretary General Olga Voglauer in a press release.
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