CDU: Make it legally possible to ban anti-Semitic demonstrations
In view of anti-Semitic incidents at pro-Palestinian demonstrations, the CDU is calling for this to be prevented by amending federal law, including the Basic Law. "After these exclamations, after these posters, we have to think about restricting the freedom of assembly, i.e. a fundamental right," said federal board member Serap Güler to the Berlin newspaper "Tagesspiegel" (Wednesday). "Events at which anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli slogans are to be expected should be banned."
In his government statement, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) passed the responsibility back to the federal states, which do not all have their own assembly laws. "Federal law must be tightened up here - if necessary, we must amend our constitution, which guarantees freedom of assembly," demanded the MP. This would "provide the administrative level with simple handling".
According to an internet list from the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the following states have passed their own assembly laws: Bavaria, Berlin in part, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse. In all other states, the federal assembly law applies.
Güler said that if further rallies like the recent ones in Berlin or Essen were permitted, "we can forget about the reason-of-state slogans".
To effectively combat extremism at pro-Palestinian demonstrations, it might be necessary to amend the federal law, including the Basic Law, to legally ban such demonstrations with anti-Semitic content. Failure to take action could result in the continuation of these disruptive events, potentially undermining the principle of reason-of-state slogans.
Source: www.dpa.com
