Questions have been raised over a meeting between one of Germany's rising right-wing parties and a hard-line identitarian group that allegedly discussed deporting millions of people.
Investigative journalism organization Collective on Wednesday published a report on the meeting between the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the Identity movement in November.
At the meeting, Martin Sellner, a member of the Identity Movement, presented a plan for the “remigration” of migrants outside Germany, including those who already have citizenship but have failed to integrate into society. be done.
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Participants of the “Alternatives for Germany” rally gather with German flags and placards to protest against a planned refugee shelter in the Paunsdorf district. (Sebastian Winau/Photo in partnership with Getty Images)
AfD leader Alice Weidell did not attend the alleged meeting, but her personal assistant Roland Hartwig and state leaders did.
The AfD confirmed that the meeting, which was reportedly filmed on hidden cameras, took place, but denied claims that it reflected party policy.
“The AfD does not change its position on immigration policy because of a single opinion at a non-AfD meeting,” a spokesperson told Reuters.
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A view of the Potsdam guesthouse where Alternative for Germany politicians reportedly attended a November meeting, according to a report by the Press Collective. Martin Sellner, the most famous representative of the far-right Identity movement, is also said to have attended. (Jens Kalaene/Photo in partnership with Getty Images)
Sellner also commented on the report, insisting that he did not intend to discriminate between German citizens or challenge their constitutional rights.
“I have made it clear that there can be no distinctions between people, that there can be no second-class citizens, and that all immigration measures must be legal,” Sellner told the outlet. Ta.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the AfD and the Identarian movement in a statement on social media, comparing it to the Third Reich.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the Chancellery in Berlin for a cabinet meeting. (AP Photo/Marcus Schreiber)
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“We protect everyone, no matter where they come from, the color of their skin, or how offensive someone is to fanatics with assimilation fantasies,” Scholz said.
Mass immigration into Germany has become one of the country's most hotly contested issues, with a generous asylum and refugee policy allowing millions to enter the country.
Scholz himself has said in recent years that “too many people are coming” as the country's social system is reaching crisis levels under the strain of rapidly increasing immigration.
