Right-wing extremism

German government bans neo-Nazi platform

The prohibition of “Altermedia Deutschland” set a clear sign, as Minister of the interior de Maizière. Previously, the Federal Prosecutor, with raids in several States against the Website to proceed.

The state go consistently against a right-wing extremist propaganda in the Internet, said in a statement by Thomas de Maizière. “Altermedia Deutschland” promotes and facilitates the dissemination of the worst acts of racist and xenophobic comments and posts, where crime against foreigners is defended, to crimes are asked and deeds of national socialism to be justified”. Such a behaviour is to be with “our liberal and democratic order is not compatible”.

Further, the Ministry announced that the Federal public Prosecutor’s office, two people from the Betreiberteam from “Altermedia Deutschland” arrested have. This and three other persons who were strongly suspected of, a criminal organisation (after Paragraph129 (1) of the penal code) was established to have. Five objects in Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, North Rhine-Westphalia and Thuringia as well as an object in Spain today were searched.

“Altermedia Deutschland” work highly conspiracy, it is said in the Ministeriumsmitteilung. So, the Server of the Internet platform in Russia. The German security authorities would, therefore, also of Russian and Spanish safety authorities supported.

Not the first investigation

“Altermedia” was for many years as important communication and Propagandaplattform of the German neo-Nazi scene. The site is approximately five million calls to be recorded, in Switzerland and in Austria there own portals.

It is not the first investigation against “Altermedia”: Already in 2011 was Axel Möller as the editorially responsible operator of the site is condemned. Subsequently, the original Domain is turned off, and for the German website to a new one – again – in the United States registered.

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