After the highly controversial grief expressions of a suspected neo-Nazi in the stadium, the club puts in a complaint. On DW request of the police, the club have set over concerns aware.
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Neo-Nazi scandal Chemnitzer FC
Sky blue as the club colors of FC Chemnitz, is nothing at all on this Monday afternoon in Chemnitz. Grey hanging clouds over the city and the Association is fighting frantically to be to the sorrow affair Mr: The stadium announcer is replaced. An employee of the press is free, as is the cooperation with the CFC ends-slo Peggy Schellenberger.
On Sunday managing Director Thomas Uhlig was entered as a response to the incidents, “to further damage by the Association to avert”. This is also the Background to the criminal complaint, received in the Morning at the office of the public Prosecutor. Two days after the events of the club from violence sees itself compelled Fans to the controversial funeral commitment.
Surrender to the “Power” of the Hooligans?
Robert Claus, right-wing extremism expert from Hanover
“This is actually Possible,” says Robert Claus, a Hooligan expert from Hanover, in the DW-interview, “the extreme right-wing supporters in Chemnitz is ideally situated. You have been with us since 30 years, the best organized, trained, and networked groups in Germany and the club is actually under pressure.”
Updraft have the scene, not least since the violent riots in Chemnitz, Germany, last August.
As a pure victim of their own Fans, the CFC is not good yet, finally, he had the opportunity, the security authorities in advance to turn on, rather than criminal charges.
In addition, the Association had represented to the public memory of Fans and players of the late neo-Nazi Thomas Haller initially as “a commandment of humanity”, if there is no explicit “assessment of life-content of the deceased”.
Police have warned the club
Doubts about the planned funeral, the club brushed aside deliberately, Jana Ulbricht, the spokesperson of the police in Chemnitz describes it, compared to the DW: “We have expressed on Saturday morning, just in the Knowledge of the Person Haller our concerns and the boundaries of criminal law this mourning statement pointed out.” Nevertheless, you took place, I know the police in the case of a customary meeting before the start of the game.
Robert Claus sees other failures Chemnitzer FC: “It is not a quality fan work is recognizable,” said Claus, “it has been the actions and beliefs against right-wing extremism, but that was always only superficially, symbolically, so to speak.”
Memorial trips, or other educational opportunities, such as those in Dortmund, Germany, is the regional League.
Transparent also in Switzerland
What is the bereavement makes, apparently, is the broad network of the alleged extreme-right supporters. Because not only in Chemnitz there was the weekend Transparent to the death of Thomas Haller. Also in Cottbus ‘ stadium, a Banner and, apparently, also in Zurich, in the game of the grass hoppers against Young Boys Bern.
During the mourning expression on the scoreboard in the stadium: Thomas Haller,a Central figure in the extreme right-wing Hooligan circles
There are a variety of Compounds of groups within Germany and beyond, confirmed Hooligan-researchers Claus, “you have to speak here, as the DFB is doing it also, is a Europe-wide professional combat sports network.” Therefore, you should not limit yourself with a view on the events in Chemnitz, says the SPD politician Hanka Kliese: “We are calling for a real workup to attach to these networks.”
Questionable whether the investigation can promote according to the criminal complaint for usable light. Brought by the liquidator of the Association, Klaus Siemon has them. “The assessment of the Nazis in the stadium of Chemnitzer FC is contrary to my deepest beliefs,” he points to the dpa.
Shirt sponsor has already announced the consequences
The Cologne attorney had only learned afterwards of the events, a DW-question about whether he would grow remember, because of the incidents of his mandate, he left unanswered.
Easier his task to make the Association financially solid legs, definitely. The Chemnitz savings Bank as shirt sponsor has already announced the consequences.
No matter whether dealing with extreme right-wing Fans, the self-understanding of the economic Situation: the sky-blue are in a lot of turmoil. As sporty as it runs: the CFC is a sovereign leader of the Regionalliga northeast.