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Kerkeling backs AfD ban proceedings at Thuringia hearingAt the session, the comedian likened the AfD to the NSDAP and referred to Buchenwald.
- At a hearing of the Thüringer Landtag’s legal affairs committee, Hape Kerkeling supported proceedings to ban the AfD.
- He compared the AfD with the NSDAP and said anyone relativizing Nazi crimes would abandon the Basic Law’s principles.
- The article criticizes Kerkeling’s historical explanation of the Nazis’ rise as inconsistent with current historical research.
- Under the Basic Law, only the Bundestag, Federal Government or Bundesrat may submit a party-ban application to the Federal Constitutional Court.
Fear, lies and hatred were the ingredients of the National Socialist ideology, and they are the same ingredients driving the agenda of this far-right party today.— Hape Kerkeling, speaking in the Thuringian state parliament’s Justice Committee on an AfD ban
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- On September 30, Kerkeling participated in a public Thuringia state parliament hearing on a possible AfD ban procedure.
- On Instagram, Kerkeling described insults and threats from far-right extremists following his speech.
- Sky du Mont praised Kerkeling’s courage and expressed dismay over hateful reactions online.
- Despite the intimidation, Kerkeling continues calling for swift political action and supports debate over a possible AfD ban.
We have reached a point in Germany where it takes courage and strength to stand up for our liberal-democratic society.— Hape Kerkeling; Context: Remark in relation to his speech in the Thuringian state parliament and defending the liberal-democratic society
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- Björn Höcke, leader of the AfD faction in Thuringia, is classified as right-wing extremist by intelligence agencies.
- The hearing aims to determine if anti-constitutional views characterize the entire AfD or are isolated incidents.
- The written hearing continues through August, while a public discussion is scheduled for September 30.
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