Wave of lawsuits after correctional wrapping: Potsdamer meet!

In January 2024, the "Correctiv" Media house published a report on a radical right -wing conference in Potsdam, which triggered major public reactions. The report addressed, among other things, the "remigration" plans, which also affect Germans with a migration background. After the publication of the report, hundreds of thousands of people in Germany demonstrate against racism and exclusion.

A year later, participants in the conference, including the lawyer Ulrich Vosgerau, complain against significant statements by the article at the Hamburg Regional Court. The lawsuit is directed against "Correctiv" and the responsible journalists. A spokeswoman for the Hamburg court confirmed the entrance to two complaints. “Correctiv”, meanwhile, remains in his presentation of the report.

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In November 2023, politicians from AfD and CDU and the Austrian right -wing extremist Martin Sellner took part in the Potsdamer. Sellner spoke of "remigration", which often means the designation of people of foreign origin in the right -wing extremist rhetoric. Vosgerau denies that plans for the designation of German citizens were discussed at the meeting, and complains specifically against the wording that he cannot remember a "exhaustion idea". He argues that this wording led to a false representation in other media.

In his book "Remigration - A proposal", Sellner describes that the loss of German citizenship is possible in certain cases and that further case groups could be extended. The lawyer Carsten Brennecke, who represents some participants in the meeting, initially sued for inaccurate formulations, not because of the master plan area. Courts emphasize that media should not speak of "designation", "deportation" or "expatriation" of German citizens.

according to Rnd took the discussion about a new momentum, AfD politicians were involved in the meeting. The inconsistency within the AfD in dealing with the term "remigration" can be seen in the fact that some party members use it aggressively, while others distance themselves.