Criminality - Charge due to racist songs
Due to singing a racist text to the party song "L'amour toujours" by Gigi D'Agostino, the Prosecutor's Office in Oldenburg has indicted two juveniles for incitement to hatred. The two are accused of shouting the slogan "Germans for Germans, foreigners out" on May 20 at the Schützenfest in Löningen-Bunnen (Landkreis Cloppenburg), according to a spokesperson for the Prosecutor's Office.
The investigation was discontinued against three other suspects, as it could not be proven with the necessary certainty that they also shouted hate speech, as stated.
The two defendants must now answer before the Youth Judge of the Amtsgericht Cloppenburg, if the court allows the indictment and opens the main proceedings. Trials against juveniles usually take place in closed session.
Exits from Shooting Club
This case became public due to excerpts of the singing being recorded in a video and spread over social media. The reporting on it received nationwide attention. Witnesses reported the incident to the police.
Afterwards, several members, who were suspected of having sung the song, left the Shooting Club to prevent further damage to the association. The club management had distanced itself from the singing and announced a processing.
In the aftermath, many criminal proceedings for singing these racist slogans at parties and folk festivals in Lower Saxony and Bremen were initiated. The Lower Saxony Criminal Police counted a total of 28 cases by the end of May. For the first time, such an incident caused nationwide indignation on the North Sea island of Sylt.
- The Shooting Club, located in the District of Cloppenburg, Germany, has been impacted by recent events.
- Despite initial investigations, the Prosecutor's Office in Oldenburg was unable to prove with certainty that three other individuals from Löningen also participated in the hate speech.
- Gigi D'Agostino's popular track, "L'amour toujours," was used as a platform for racist expressions during the Schützenfest in Löningen-Bunnen.
- The incident of hate speech, which occurred on May 20, has led to a division within the community and sparked discussions about racism in Lower Saxony.
- The Public Prosecutor's Office in Oldenburg has taken a firm stance against such criminality, with the indictment of two juveniles being a significant step towards addressing the issue.
- The promotion of segregationist ideologies at social gatherings, such as parties and folk festivals, has led to an increase in criminal proceedings across Lower Saxony and Bremen.
- The incident in Löningen-Bunnen has provoked widespread outrage, not just locally in Cloppenburg, but also in places like the North Sea island of Sylt, highlighting the need for action against hate speech and racism in German society.
