Parties - Ebling: AfD too little differentiation from right-wing extremists
Interior Minister Michael Ebling (SPD) has accused the AfD in Rhineland-Palatinate of not clearly distinguishing itself from right-wing extremists and right-wing extremist incidents. "In Rhineland-Palatinate, too, there is a very clear tendency to increasingly blur the dividing lines between individuals and organizations that are classified as proven right-wing extremists and the AfD and the Junge Alternative," said the minister in the state parliament in Mainz on Wednesday.
The "Rheinhessen Center" had quickly developed into a central networking location for the AfD, the Junge Alternative and actors of the "New Right", reported Ebling. The AfD district associations in Mainz and Mainz-Bingen as well as the party's state office are based there. Member of the state parliament Damian Lohr and member of the Bundestag Sebastian Münzenmaier also have their constituency offices in the center.
He recently reported to the Committee on Internal Affairs that National Socialism was blatantly glorified and the Hitler salute was allegedly shown at an event at the "Rheinhessen Center". The public prosecutor's office in Koblenz has since opened an investigation into this. "An obvious differentiation of the AfD Rhineland-Palatinate from right-wing extremists - which would be possible - did not take place, at least at the meeting of the Committee on Internal Affairs," emphasized the Minister of the Interior.
AfD parliamentary group leader Jan Bollinger said in his speech in parliament, which was accompanied by many interjections from members of the other parliamentary groups, that "horse and rider" must be named in the accusations. Immediately after Ebling's statements in the Committee on Internal Affairs, a minor question was submitted by his parliamentary group in order to obtain concrete information on the allegations.
Members of the other parliamentary groups represented in the state parliament warned emphatically against right-wing extremist tendencies and statements, verbal arson and exclusion. The "Rheinhessen Center" is a right-wing extremist meeting place. The firewall to the AfD must stand.
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- The AfD in Rhineland-Palatinate, specifically their district associations in Mainz and Mainz-Bingen, as well as their state office, are located at the "Rheinhessen Center," a location that Interior Minister Michael Ebling (SPD) has identified as a central networking hub for right-wing extremist groups.
- During a recent meeting of the Committee on Internal Affairs, Ebling expressed concern about the AfD's lack of distinction from right-wing extremists, citing instances where National Socialism was glorified and the Hitler salute was allegedly displayed at an event held at the "Rheinhessen Center."
- The public prosecutor's office in Koblenz has since initiated an investigation into these incidents, underscoring the seriousness of the matter and the need for the AfD in Rhineland-Palatinate to establish a clear delimitation between itself and right-wing extremist groups.
- In response to Ebling's comments, the AfD parliamentary group leader, Jan Bollinger, urged that specific individuals or entities be named in any accusations, indicating that the party is not willing to acknowledge or address the issue without being directly confronted.
Source: www.stern.de
