Europe

Pegida-day of action mobilized the opponent

Saxony’s Prime Minister Tillich puts on a tough course against the Pegida movement. Europe want followers islamfeindlicher covenants this Saturday on the streets, but also many counter-demonstrators.

Pegida-Demonstration in front of Dresden’s Semper Opera (file picture)

“The speaker at Pegida, meanwhile Yes no consideration” and call openly for violence against foreigners or politicians, said Prime Minister of Saxony Stanislaw Tillich, the Newspapers of the Funke Mediengruppe and spoke in favour of a consistent legal action against the xenophobic movement. “There is now, increasingly, the public Prosecutor’s office asked.” The CDU politician emphasized: “We need to Pegida and its followers to demonstrate that Gesetzesüberschreitungen criminal penalties.”

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Tillich gave at the same time to bear in mind that it is “a clear disconnect between the organizers and those who, because of a multi-faceted dissatisfaction there, run along.” The challenge is to bring the followers in a dialogue of back.

Like-minded people demonstrate at 14 cities

Under the slogan “fortress Europe” Pegida movement and other strangers – and Islamophobic associations in other European countries for this Saturday is a common day of action called. Demonstrations are in the Saxon state capital Dresden, and among other things in Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, Graz, Amsterdam, Birmingham and Bordeaux planned. I

Inspired by the Pegida-day of action involved in the Australian Canberra around 400 people in a March against Islamisation. The demonstrators carried banners with inscriptions such as “Islam is a crime against humanity”.

Police on alert

In Dresden, the origin of the German Pegida movement, expects the police with approximately 15,000 Kundgebungsteilnehmern. Because befürchteter clashes between supporters and opponents of the self-proclaimed “Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the Occident”, the police are on the alert. Occasion are indications of a mobilization of the extreme right-wing scene. Police and city also expect about 400 violent far left in the city on the Elbe river. About 1000 police officers from several States are to ensure safety.

Resistance against Pegida – in Dresden

Dresden wants the pan-European day of action islamfeindlicher covenants a sign against xenophobia. Around the Central Pegida rally are numerous demonstrations, vigils for peace, for tolerance and humanity planned. To do this, have called the Initiative “heart instead of incitement” to religious communities, political parties and trade unions The police are expecting around 10,000 participants.

qu/se (dpa,afp, epd, kna)