- Federal administrative court temporarily lifted the ban on "Compact"
The Federal Administrative Court has provisionally suspended the ban on the far-right "Compact" magazine in an expedited procedure. The court announced this in Leipzig. This means that the magazine can be published again under certain conditions. A final decision will be made in the main proceedings. The court expressed doubts about the proportionality of the ban.
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) had banned "Compact" on July 16. She justified this by saying that the magazine is a "central mouthpiece of the right-wing extremist scene." The ban shows "that we are also taking action against the intellectual arsonists who are fostering a climate of hate and violence against refugees and migrants and want to undermine our democratic state."
"Compact" had filed a lawsuit and an urgent application against the immediate enforceability of the ban. The Federal Administrative Court is responsible in first and last instance for appeals against association bans. The court has now ruled on the expedited procedure.
In this procedure, the court examines "summarily" the prospects of success of the lawsuit. These appeared open, the Federal Administrative Court announced. It cannot currently be finally assessed whether the magazine fulfills the ban criterion - directing itself against the constitutional order.
While there are "indications, in particular for a violation of human dignity," in the publications, and many contributions also reveal a "combative-aggressive attitude towards fundamental constitutional principles," there are still doubts as to whether this is all so dominant that the "Compact" ban is justified in terms of proportionality.
The suspension of the ban allows "Compact" magazine to be published again under specific conditions, demonstrating its compact format will continue to be available. Despite numerous contributions with a combative attitude towards constitutional principles, the court has expressed doubts about the complete justification of the ban in terms of proportionality.
