The SPD parliamentary group in Mülheim (North Rhine-Westphalia) feels snubbed by an embarrassing spelling error on a mourning ribbon it had commissioned. On Saturday, when a wreath was laid on memorial day in the Dümpten district, it was noticed that the label on the group’s mourning ribbon read: “The victims of war and misery” instead of “The victims of war and fascism”, as a spokesman confirmed on Sunday.
Was it a deliberate act of sabotage?
Rodion Bakum, a member of the SPD parliamentary group, told the German press agency that the SPD is now investigating the suspicion of whether it is a deliberate act of sabotage with legal counsel. “Rheinische Post” and “WAZ” first reported online. The topic was also heated up on social media on Sunday. The SPD parliamentary group apologized for the incident “regardless of the possible causes” on their Facebook page.