DThe Austrian right-wing extremist Martin Sellner is no longer allowed to enter Germany. Sellner announced on Telegram on Tuesday that a corresponding entry ban had been issued against him. The city of Potsdam confirmed to the FAZ that it had sent such a notice “to an EU citizen”; It is not possible to comment on personal procedures. The person concerned was heard. It had already become known in February that the Potsdam immigration authorities had initiated corresponding proceedings against Sellner.
The mastermind of the right-wing extremist Identitarian Movement spoke, among other things, at a meeting in Potsdam with the participation of AfD representatives last fall about plans to deport people with a migrant background. A report by the research network “Correctiv” resulted in, among other things, numerous large demonstrations against right-wing extremism.
A city spokeswoman emphasized to the Evangelical Press Service (epd) in Potsdam on Tuesday that since the decision had been ordered to be carried out immediately in the case mentioned, the entry ban applies “in principle immediately”. If the person concerned is currently in Germany, he or she would have to leave within one month. However, appeals could be lodged both against the decision on the loss of the right to freedom of movement and against its immediate enforcement.
Potsdam's mayor Mike Schubert (SPD) stated that it must be made clear “that the state is not powerless and is using its legitimate means.”