Accusations of racism: Allegedly racist slogans at Junge Union celebration

The song “L’amour toujours” with the racist slogans “Germany for the Germans, foreigners out” is said to have been sung at the Christmas party of the Junge Union in Mönchengladbach in December 2023. When asked, the Mönchengladbach public prosecutor’s office confirmed a corresponding report in the “Rheinische Post”. Investigations are being carried out against “several accused” on suspicion of incitement to hatred.

The spokesman did not name the exact number of suspects, but spoke of “a handful.” The investigations have been ongoing for several months. The spokesman did not provide any further information about the suspects, such as their gender or party affiliation.

Investigations continue

The police file has now been sent to the public prosecutor’s office. He stressed that the investigation is still ongoing. The public prosecutor’s office will now examine the matter “from a factual and legal perspective”.

According to the “Rheinische Post”, the Mönchengladbach CDU chairman Jochen Klenner is said to have informed the district executive committee about this. “After receiving information from the event guests, the CDU district association reacted immediately and called the police,” said a statement from the CDU Mönchengladbach, which was made available to dpa. “In consultation with the state security service, the CDU refrained from making any public statements at the time in order not to influence the investigation.” The district association will only make concrete statements or decisions on possible internal party consequences after the entire process has been completed.

A video recently caused outrage across the country. In it, a group of young people at a party on Sylt shouted the racist slogans “Foreigners out” and “Germany for the Germans” to the song by Gigi D’Agostino. Numerous other incidents have since come to light.