Lübcke Murder: Vigil against right-wing violence


On the occasion of the first anniversary of the murder of Walter Lübcke, the Kasseler Linke held a vigil, to continue the right-wing violence 1990 to draw attention. The call, on 02. June at 16 To gather at the Königsplatz, are round 80 People followed.

The Kassel government president Walter Lübcke was on the night of 01. on the 02. June 2019 allegedly murdered by neo-Nazi Stephan Ernst on the terrace of his home in Wolfhagen-Istha with a head shot. Walter Lübcke was already diving 2011 on an address list of the neo-Nazi terror network NSU. He moved back into the focus of the extreme right, after falling in autumn 2015 used for the admission of refugees and at an information event in Lohfelden in the light of rushing comments from KAGIDA- Followers had demanded a basic humanitarian attitude. As a result, he was repeatedly the target of death threats and hate comments.

The murder of Walter Lübcke was not a sad individual case, emphasizes Torsten Felstehausen

The murder of Walter Lübcke was not a sad individual case, emphasizes Torsten Felstehausen, Member of the Left Party in the Hessian state parliament. In addition to Walter Lübcke since the turning year 1990 200 People from extreme right have been murdered and it is important, to commemorate these people as well and to make their names public. To this end, the vigil organizers had rolled out a five-meter list on the Königsplatz, on the name, Date of death and age of victims of right-wing violence were noted.

If you look at this list, you can get the idea, his 200 Individual acts and 200 Single offender, so Felstehausen continues. You want to make it clear with the vigil, that right-wing violence in Germany has continuity and right-wing violence offenders are part of well-organized networks, that would put into practice, what right-wing think tanks and politicians think ahead in writing and word.

Anti-fascist groups, Initiatives and politicians have been pointing out the danger of right-wing terror networks for years, in which neo-Nazis- largely protected by state authorities such as the protection of the constitution - continue to network, arm yourself and ultimately kill people again and again. On the entanglements between the murder of Walter Lübcke, den NSU- The anti-fascist research platform EXIF ​​had recently pointed out murders and the actions of state authorities.

Whether the criminal trial against Stephan Ernst, the most 16. June 2020 at the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt, Can provide information about these connections behind the murder of Walter Lübcke, remains questionable.

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Vigil against right-wing violence in Kassel 02.06.20