Criminal charges and show of right-wing radicals at the Simson meeting in Zwickau

Criminal charges and show of right-wing radicals at the Simson meeting in Zwickau

On the day of the Great Simson meeting in Zwickau, which attracts numerous two-wheel fans from July 18 to 2025, the police were faced with several crimes. On this day there were five ads for anti -constitutional symbols. The suspects are mostly between 17 and 26 years old. In addition, four cases of bodily harm are examined. It was a bitter setback for the organizers, because although the three -week event attracts many people every year, a lot has been heard about right -wing extremists during this event in the past. The police had already become active in the previous year for similar problems, among other things because of the scanding of "Sieg Heil" and showing the Hitler greeting, such as [stern.de] (https://www.stern.de/sgesellschaft/regional/sachsen/verfektlichen- symbols-Strafaten-am-anreisag-des----s-zwickau-35905368.html) reported.

The largest German Simson meeting is held in Zwickau and this year expects up to 3,000 guests, which requires enormous safety precautions. The event in particular attracts young men between the ages of 16 and 25, mainly from Saxony and Thuringia. Accordingly, there were reports on right -wing extremist symbols and references to national attitudes, including participants with shirts that contain allusions to the National Socialist past, such as "strength by friends". A swastika could be discovered in another participant, while some mopeds with slogans like "Get out with the critters!" and the start number "88" were equipped with a right-wing extremist code, such as MDR.

security measures and police operation

To make the event secure, the meeting is accompanied by a larger police operation this year. The police commented that the prelude "mostly peaceful and trouble -free". Nevertheless, there were occasional problems with folders that apparently ignored right -wing extremist symbols and statements on the site. This raises the question of how effective the measures against such phenomena actually are.

In a creative and colorful framework of the site in places, some camps were set up, but these were carried out in places that were sensitive to a sensitive right-wing extremist symbols, including a place sign that was defined with the inscription "NS zone". Dominic Dukfel, the organizer of the meeting, had announced that it would remove participants with Nazi symbols, which is all the more critical in view of the current occurrences and reporting.

right -wing extremism in Germany

The current events in Zwickau can be classified in a broader context of right -wing extremism and xenophobia in Germany. Statistics of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Criminal Police Office show that the number of right -wing extremists from 2014 to 2024 has a worrying trend. The availability of the data on Statista offers a detailed insight into these developments.

The events around the Simson meeting in Zwickau are another indicator of the continuing challenges that society faces in relation to right-wing extremism and intolerance. It remains to be hoped that a lot can be achieved through better education and clear measures to prevent such events in the future.