Austria: Raids at the Austrian Identitarian movement

Investigators have searched spaces of the ethnic movement in Austrian cities. The accusation is about the formation of a criminal association and incitement.

Austria: Raids at the Austrian Identitarian movement

The Austrian police are investigating leaders of Identitarian movement. There was suspicion of formation of a criminal association and incitement of Austrian criminal law, competent public prosecutor confirmed standard. The raids in six different private apartments and four business or club clubs in Graz, Vienna, Linz and Griffen started on Thursday. On Friday Identitary movement Austria announced action.

The apartments of two chief strategists Martin Sellers and patrick Lenart were also searched. In a posting on Facebook, movement wrote that police had "confiscated, among or things, data carriers and documents that are extremely important for our political work". Because of investigation, Hungarian Bank of Identitarian has terminated its donation account. The political activism of Identitarian is "always peaceful and moves in democratic and constitutional framework," y continued to write.

The Identitary movement Austria is strongly opposed to migration and to return of all immigrants. A relatively small circle of thought leaders and PR managers achieves a great broad impact through Facebook. It is also active in Germany and has established a network in many regions. Here are links to AfD. If investigations in Austria were to lead to accusations and convictions, impact on Identitary movement should also be in or countries. The strategists in Austria are influencing scene throughout Europe.

Through targeted actions, activists from social networking movement aroused great attention. So y occupied Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. In order to make an atmosphere against migrants in Mediterranean, Identitary movement chartered a ship last year, from which activists regularly report, including on work of rescue rescuers, who are seen in club as adversaries and smugglers Be. Due to action, payment provider PayPal terminated ir account.

2017 internal papers had become known about strategy of Identitarian. In it, activists also received tips in case of house searches, as media reported. So y were aware that it could lead to prosecution.

Date Of Update: 28 April 2018, 12:02
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