AfD leader defends riots in Chemnitz

    Source: Xinhua| 2018-08-31 21:36:30|Editor: xuxin
    Video PlayerClose

    BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Alexander Gauland, the deputy leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has defended a recent series of far-right riots in the East German town of Chemnitz on Friday.

    Speaking to public broadcaster ZDF, Gauland argued that it was understandable that the suspected murder of a 35-year-old German by a 22-year-old Iraqi and 23-year-old Syrian citizen at the Chemnitz City Festival on Sunday had inspired public displays of anger. "It is legitimate to go berserk after this kind of crime," he said.

    However, the AfD delegate added that it was "obviously not legitimate" for protestors to chase (foreign-looking) civilians and use the banned Nazi-era Hitler salute as witnessed during the violent demonstrations organized by the far-right Pro Chemnitz group.

    Gauland complained that Hooligans and right-wing extremists who joined the marches had sought to "instrumentalize" them for their own political ends.

    Since Sunday, local police have struggled to maintain control of the town in Saxony, officially renamed Karl-Marx-City between 1953 and 1993, as up to 6,000 protestors mobilized on its streets during spontaneous Pro Chemnitz demonstrations. The events led Ernst Walter, president of the Federation of German Police Officers (BDK), to issue a dramatic warning in Handelsblatt newspaper that security officers could no longer guarantee the rule of law in parts of the country.

    "We already have temporary police-free zones because of the severe lack of personnel," Walter said.

    Earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had emphasized that her government would not tolerate citizens resorting to lynch justice rather than turning to the responsible security authorities to resolve incidents of crime. "We have video material of angry mobs chasing down civilians and of open hatred on the street, neither of which is compatible with the rule of law," Merkel said.

    Addressing Chemnitz residents during a discussion forum on Thursday night, Saxon governor Michael Kretschmer promised that prosecutors would resolve the informational leak as well as the murder case swiftly and resolutely. Kretschmer urged citizens to distance themselves clearly from right-wing extremists, but cautioned outside observers not to pre-maturely tar all inhabitants of the city with the same brush.

    TOP STORIES
    EDITOR’S CHOICE
    MOST VIEWED
    EXPLORE XINHUANET
    010020070750000000000000011100001374343011
    主站蜘蛛池模板: 我和娇妻乱荡史| 欧美黑人xxxx| 国产真实伦偷精品| www成人在线观看| 日韩欧美中文精品电影| 亚洲精品中文字幕乱码| 羞耻暴露办公室调教play视频| 国产真实伦对白视频全集| a毛片免费全部播放完整成| 无码精品一区二区三区在线| 亚洲三级在线看| 波多野结衣在线影院| 啊灬啊别停灬用力啊岳| 黄色三级电影网| 国产视频精品视频| √天堂中文在线最新版8下载| 日本牲交大片免费观看| 亚洲免费观看网站| 波多野结衣无内裤护士| 别揉我的胸~啊~嗯~| 超pen个人视频国产免费观看| 国产精品久久久久9999| 99久久人妻无码精品系列蜜桃 | 国产亚洲午夜高清国产拍精品| 720lu国产刺激在线观看| 小少呦萝粉国产| 久久99精品久久久久久久久久 | 日本精品久久久久久福利| 亚洲国产成人久久精品app| 男女污污在线观看| 四虎成人精品在永久免费| 高清破外女出血视频| 国产精品久久国产精品99| 97色精品视频在线观看| 娇小xxxxx性开放| 中文字幕在线观看日韩| 日韩一品在线播放视频一品免费| 亚洲国产成人久久一区二区三区| 狠狠色欧美亚洲狠狠色www| 动漫小舞被吸乳羞羞漫画在线| 色哟哟免费在线观看|