Crime: Searches due to hate postings | STERN.de

Authorities across the country have carried out searches against those suspected of being responsible for hate and incitement on the Internet.

Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) has backed the authorities’ actions. “We must stop the spiral of hate and violence. The hate that is spread online is the breeding ground for violence,” explained Faeser. That is why the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) is working together with the state police forces to take consistent action against hate crimes.

In total, more than 70 apartments were searched and numerous suspects were questioned that morning, the BKA announced. “Once again, more than half of the hate posts processed could be attributed to the phenomenon of politically motivated crime – right-wing,” explained the BKA, which coordinated the day of action. In total, there were more than 130 police measures in all federal states, said a spokesperson for the agency.

In about a third of the cases, the crimes were politically motivated, but could not be clearly attributed to a political direction. Some cases also occurred in the area of ​​”foreign ideology” and “religious ideology”. The punishable postings included inflammatory content and propaganda offenses such as the use of swastikas or other Nazi symbols. There were also anti-Semitic statements with reference to the Middle East conflict, such as the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” the BKA explained. The sentence can be understood as a call for the destruction of Israel and the expulsion and annihilation of the Jewish population.

In addition, postings containing threats and insults against politicians, officials and elected representatives were monitored. “The threats sometimes include concrete execution scenarios,” the authority explained.