Hanau. The publication of a hate speech video on the Internet in connection with the racially motivated attack with nine dead in Hanau leads to an investigation. The Berlin police and the police headquarters in Southeast Hesse are involved in the process, said a police spokesman on Tuesday.
Hanau’s Lord Mayor Claus Kaminsky (SPD) had filed a criminal complaint against the creator of the video and passed the matter on to the state security, as the city announced on Tuesday.
According to the police, the video comes from a right-wing extremist activist and video blogger. In it, he mocked and defamed the victims of the attack, among other things.
“I’m angry and shocked that such trash is publicly available on the Internet. This right-wing agitator and his racist activities must be stopped immediately, ”said Kaminsky. He informed the families of the victims about the existence of the video. You need to know “that the video exists and that we are taking action against it,” said the mayor.
On the evening of February 19, 2020, the 43-year-old German Tobias R. shot nine people in several locations in the Hessian city of Hanau, before allegedly killing his mother and then himself. Before that, he had pamphlets and videos with conspiracy stories and racist views published on the Internet. Last Friday in Hanau, the victims were remembered at a memorial with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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