Court Upholds Ban on AfD Mobilization in Mannheim Marketplace
Mayor Christian Specht of Mannheim, a member of the CDU, prohibited events, displays, and assemblies on the city's market square following a police officer's fatal stabbing on Tuesday. He also intended to shift an AfD rally set for Friday night to a different location.
At first, the AfD's state association successfully submitted an emergency request to the Karlsruhe Administrative Court, which determined that the rally could occur on the market square. However, the VGH has now reversed this judgment with its final, irrevocable verdict. The court will eventually elaborate on its reasoning for the decision.
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- The administrative court overturned the initial ruling by the Karlsruhe Administrative Court, upholding Mayor Christian Specht's ban on the AfD rally in the Mannheim marketplace.
- Despite the AfD state association's successful emergency request to hold the rally on the market square, the Administrative Court in Mannheim ruled against it, following the fatal knife attack at the AfD rally.
- The CDU mayor's decision to prohibit events and gatherings on the market square, including the AfD rally, was supported by the final general ruling from the administrative court in Mannheim.
- The administrative court in Mannheim issued a ruling against the AfD rally, further strengthening the ban on any events and assemblies on the city's market square following the tragic knife attack.
- While the AfD rally had initially been allowed to take place on the market square by the Karlsruhe Administrative Court, the final verdict from the Administrative Court in Mannheim affirmed Mayor Christian Specht's decision to prevent the event.
