Court decides: is the compact ban in June?

Court decides: is the compact ban in June?

On June 10, 2025, the hearing on the ban on the right -wing extremist magazine "Compact" began before the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig. This two -day negotiation deals with the justification of the ban, which was pronounced by the then Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser in July 2024. Eleven days later, on June 24th, the verdict is expected, as Tagesspiegel reported.

The ban was made because "Compact" is considered the mouthpiece of the right -wing extremist scene that rushes against Jews, people with a history of migration and parliamentary democracy. Editor -in -chief Jürgen Elsässer complained to the ban and temporarily received a partial success that allowed the magazine to continue to appear, since the complaints of the lawsuit were assessed as open.

relationship with right -wing extremists

A central point of the hearing is the relationship between the “Compact” makers and Martin Sellner, a well-known Austrian right-wing extremist. Sellner is not only a regular author of the magazine, but also took part in a meeting of right circles, in which he used the controversial term "remigration". Elsässer explained that Sellner brought him a young audience, but distanced himself from parts of its content. The process representative of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Wolfgang Roth,, on the other hand, argued that there was no distant from Sellner's views in the "Compact" publications.

The Ministry presented over 240 pages of proof that prove problematic statements, including terms such as "Passdeutsche" and "strike against the German people". In his defense, Elsässer rejected these examples as exceptions and emphasized that his texts were metaphorical. Nevertheless, the court sees clues for violating human dignity.

political dimension and right -wing extremist networks

According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, “Compact” was classified as secured and is part of a resistance milieus against the federal government and the political system. The constitutional protection report 2024 estimates the right -wing extremist personal potential in Germany at over 50,000, which is an increase of 10,000 compared to the previous year. This development is considered worrying, since the number of violent extremists has also risen to around 15,300.

The report also indicates that there are connections to right -wing extremist groups such as the Identitarian Movement Germany and the regional party Freie Saxony. In this context, the AfD remains listed as a right -wing suspicion and its members show an increasingly violent orientation.

The controversy surrounding the ban reflect a broader social conflict about freedom of expression and extremism in Germany. If the final judgment of the Federal Administrative Court is negative, far -reaching consequences for the publication and the right -wing extremist scene could result in this space.

The court is responsible for the first and last instance of lawsuits against the prohibitions on the club, and after a possible decision, Alsatians in Karlsruhe could move to the Federal Constitutional Court. However, this would not have a suspensive effect on the ban, which means that the legal disputes about "Compact" will remain in the focus of the public debate.

In the coming week, the judgment of the court will receive all the more attention, especially since support for the magazine, such as by sympathizers who applauded in the courtroom, is obvious. This tension illustrates the difficulties that Germany exists while trying to define the boundaries between freedom of expression and anti -constitutional propaganda. Another report by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution also spoke of an increased risk of extremist activities and an increase in violence in various political milieus, also in the left -wing extremist and Islamist spectrum, such as Tagesschau reported.

By the judgment on June 24, 2025, it remains to be seen to what extent the legal and political fronts will be clearer and what positioning the judiciary will take in this highly sensitive area.