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SPD empört über Goebbels-Maas-Vergleich von Bachmann

DIE WELT: Am Montagabend haben sich in Dresden Tausende "Pegida"-Anhänger versammelt. Cheforganisator Bachmann verglich in seiner Rede Justizminister Maas mit NS-Propagandachef Goebbels. Die SPD ist empört.

Die SPD fordert Ermittlungen gegen Pegida-Chef Lutz Bachmann, der am Montagabend in Dresden Justizminister Heiko Maas (SPD) mit Nazi-Propagandaminister Joseph Goebbels verglichen hatte. SPD-Parteivize Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel sagte der Deutschen Presse-Agentur: "Verfassungsfeinde wie Bachmann sind ein klarer Fall für den Staatsanwalt und schon lange für den Verfassungsschutz."

Den "rechtsextremen Kriminellen" in der Führung von Pegida dürfe keinen Millimeter Raum gegeben werden. "Der Hass von Pegida bereitet den Boden für die Schlägerrudel, die Flüchtlinge überfallen oder Wohnheime anzünden", sagte der hessische SPD-Landeschef. » | dpa/mak | Montag, 2. November 2015

PEGIDA Dresden – Abendspaziergang (November 2, 2015)

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Germany: EDL Founder Robinson Addresses Thousands at PEGIDA Rally in Dresden

PEGIDA leader Lutz Bachmann spoke to a 20,000-strong crowd of supporters alongside former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson at a rally in Dresden's Theaterplaz on Monday evening.

Tatjana Festerling »

German Anti-Islam Movement Suffers Blow With Loss of Central Figure

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Co-Founder Resigns After Derogatory Comments Aired, Hitler Photo Published

BERLIN—Germany’s swelling anti-Islam movement suffered the biggest blow in its four-month existence Wednesday with the resignation of one of its central figures after photos of him posing as Hitler surfaced along with derogatory remarks he had made regarding refugees.

Lutz Bachmann, co-founder of the European Patriots against the Islamization of the Occident, told The Wall Street Journal that he would resign from the board of the group, known by its German acronym Pegida.

He said his decision was a result of the online comments, which were published by the German branch of the Anonymous hacker collective. They included screenshots of a private Facebook chat in which Mr. Bachmann called asylum-seekers “scumbags,” “animals” and “trash.”

In a written statement released by Pegida, he apologized “to all citizens who feel attacked by my postings.” He added: “I am sorry that I’ve damaged the interests of our movement and am drawing the consequences.” Read on and comment » | Andrea Thomas | Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Germany Pegida: Protest Leader Quits in 'Hitler' Row

BBC AMERICA: The head of German "anti-Islamisation" movement Pegida, Lutz Bachmann, has resigned after a photo of him apparently posing as Hitler emerged.

Mr Bachmann stepped down just as tens of thousands of people were expected to rally in the eastern city of Leipzig for the latest Pegida rally.

Prosecutors are investigating insulting comments about refugees attributed to him by German newspapers.

A Pegida spokeswoman sought to play down the Facebook photo as a "joke".

But the German government condemned the photo. Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel told Bild: "Anyone in politics who poses as Hitler is either a total idiot or a Nazi. Reasonable people do not follow idiots, and decent people don't follow Nazis." » | Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Pegida: Vorsitzender Bachmann zur Absage der Demonstration am 19.01.2015

Lutz Bachmann (Pegida-Vorsitzender) und Kathrin Oertel (Pegida-Pressesprecherin) zur Absage der Pegida-Demonstration in Dresden

Germany’s Pegida Anti-Islam Movement Vows to Continue Protests in Berlin and Munich

Lutz Bachmann, leader of the anti-Islamic Pegida movement
and Pegida spokewoman Kathrin Oertel give a press
conference in Dresden, eastern Germany

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A planned march in Dresden on Monday night was cancelled but Pegida's leaders say rallies in other German cities will go ahead

The leaders of Germany’s Pegida anti-Islam movement have vowed to continue their protests after they were forced to cancel a march in Dresden planned for Monday night because of an Islamist terror threat.

Pegida rallies are to go ahead as planned on Monday night in other cities across Germany, including Berlin, Munich and Düsseldorf.

Police are prepared for large crowds after the Dresden march was called off, and possible clashes between Pegida supporters and opponents at counter-rallies.

In Dresden, police took the unusual step of banning all public gatherings for 24 hours, after what they said was a “concrete threat” against the planned march.

German intelligence reportedly intercepted messages from jihadists about a plan for assassins to mingle with protesters. According to Pegida leaders, the target was the movement’s founder, Lutz Bachmann. » | Justin Huggler, Berlin | Monday, January 19, 2015