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Right-wing violent criminals attack diversity festival in Bad Freienwalde!
Attack on diversity festival in Bad Freienwalde: Police are investigating right-wing extremist perpetrators after injuries to participants.
Right-wing violent criminals attack diversity festival in Bad Freienwalde!
The right-wing extremist scene repeatedly causes excitement, this time in Bad Freienwalde. An attack on participants in the diversity festival “Bad Freienwalde is colorful” not only leaves people injured, but also an uneasy feeling in the region. Loud rbb24 A 21-year-old from Bliesdorf is being investigated, who belongs to the right-wing extremist scene and has already been noticed in similar incidents. The fact that the Frankfurt (Oder) public prosecutor's office does not comment on this adds to the confusion.
On Sunday afternoon, shortly before the official opening of the festival, a dozen masked people stormed the event, with the attackers primarily targeting families with children. Witnesses reported beatings and an attack on a Green Party stand in which a flag was torn down. As the taz Reportedly, at least two people were injured. Among the attackers was someone wearing a black, white and red balaclava, suggesting a connection to the neo-Nazi scene.
Right-wing extremist past
The accused perpetrator has a long list of run-ins with the law, including an attempted armed disruption of the Diversity Festival in 2024. In 2023 he was also involved in an attack on Christopher Street Day in Berlin. He is committed to the neo-Nazi micro-party “The Third Way”. The right-wing extremist influence in the region cannot be overlooked; The AfD is the strongest political force there with over 40%. Groups such as “Deutsche Jugend Voran” and “III. Weg” are active and are suspected of planning or carrying out political acts of violence, reports taz.
A right-wing extremism expert, Tom Kurz, highlights the persistently strong right-wing youth culture in Bad Freienwalde. Despite a warning signal to the police that there was a possible risk of violence at the festival, there was no police presence on site. Assembly leader Samuel Signer strongly criticized this.
Social resistance
Unlike last year, when the number of right-wing extremist crimes in Germany rose sharply, the participants in the festival did not retreat. Around 400 people, including many queer people and those with refugee or migration experience, were not deterred by the incident. Despite the attacks, the “Bad Freienwalde is colorful” alliance remains determined to promote a sustainable and diverse society.
This is what the current figures on right-wing extremist potential look alarming: Loud Protection of the Constitution There were more than 50,000 people in this milieu in 2024. Crimes rose to more than 37,000, including over 1,200 violent crimes. This development shows that the dangers posed by right-wing extremism are far from averted.