US EditionGerman police search journalist’s home over social media post
- Berlin police searched Norbert Bolz's home over a social media post from January 2024, based on a court order.
- The investigation concerns suspected violations of Article 86a of the German Penal Code, which prohibits the use of symbols from banned organizations like the Nazi Party.
- Bolz commented ironically on a social media post that referenced a Nazi slogan.
- Critics, including media law expert Joachim Steinhüfel, argue that the police raid raises serious concerns about free speech in Germany.
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Because he is said to have used the sentence »Germany awakens« in an X-post, investigations are under way against media scientist Norbert Bolz. Green politician Ricarda Lang calls the raid »absurd«.
German police raid the home of renowned media critic and WELT columnist Norbert Bolz for an ironic tweet, in latest case of insane speech repression to hit the Federal Republic
Thousands of ordinary Germans have suffered similar intimidation, but today's raid is the first we know of to target a mainstream media figure.
Norbert Bolz had used the banned Nazi slogan "Germany Awakens" in a post on X. Now the police arrived at his home.
Author Norbert Bolz responds to an online contribution by the "taz". He himself speaks of a "witness". However, police and prosecutor's office are investigating the possible use of a Nazi slogan.
This morning the house of the media scientist and publicist Norbert Bolz was searched. The trigger was an ironic tweet of the emeritus media scientist. The process is just as scandalous as it is threatening – and confirms what Bolz has been warning about for years.
The police are searching Norbert Bolzano's apartment in Berlin. "The World Columnist had dropped an ironically meant tweet. It could be misunderstood as a Nazi parole. But only if you want to.
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