Christian Bärthel
Christian Bärthel (born August 27, 1974 ) from Ronneburg was deputy state chairman and press spokesman for the German Party (DP) in Thuringia . The Thuringian Office for the Protection of the Constitution describes him as a right-wing extremist . He is one of the best-known supporters of the right-wing extremist conspiracy theory of the “ Commissary Reich Government ” and describes himself as a “ citizen and administrator of the German Reich ”. In 2007, he was charged with sedition sentenced to probation.
Functionary of the DVU and German party
The trained administrative clerk Bärthel was initially a member of the DVU , but in 2002 a party expulsion procedure ran against him. The reason given was his demand for “ breaking the bondage ” - a slogan often used by neo-Nazis - and his invitation to the federal chairman of the Freedom Party to speak in Bärthel's DVU district association.
With the establishment of a new regional association of the German party in Thuringia in 2003, Bärthel became deputy regional chairman and press spokesman. On October 18, 2003, together with Michael Burkert, he registered a demonstration in Erfurt, in which around 150 right-wing extremists, particularly from the spectrum of the NPD and the " free comradeships ", took part, including Ralf Wohlleben , Christian Worch and Gerd Ittner as speakers occurred. The rally was stopped prematurely after Ittner had referred positively to the Nazi euthanasia . Bärthel had registered her as a private person for the right-wing extremist “Alliance for Thuringia” in cooperation with representatives of various right-wing extremist parties, initiatives and so-called free groups. The national association of the DP spoke out against the demonstration, as it could indicate an alliance between the DP and the NPD. Bärthel was then removed from office by the DP and expelled from the party.
Supporters of the NPD
Bärthel is neither a member nor an employee of the right-wing extremist NPD, but showed a strong closeness to this party and protested in an email in 2004 against the claim that he was merely a "former NPD supporter". He emphasized that he had “spoken at NPD events in recent years and also helped the NPD Saxony in the election campaign in September ”. He was also an employee of the NPD member of the state parliament Peter Klose and headed his citizens' office in Zwickau . The rest of the NPD distances itself strongly from Bärthel's Reich propaganda. He propagated the idea of the lateral front , believes in a “popular uprising” and called on radical left groups, among other things, to demonstrate together with neo-Nazis for the “disempowerment of big business”. Bärthel described himself in leaflets as the state representative of a "Freedom Initiative in Germany" (FID).
Advocate of the "Commissary Reich Government"
As an advocate of the "Commissary Reich Government", for example, he and the right-wing extremist Ittner invited to a "Reich Assembly" in Nöbdenitz near Altenburg in East Thuringia in May 2004 to discuss " the next steps to restore the Reich's ability to act ". Horst Mahler , for example, also took part in the event .
In June 2005 there was an administrative offense against the "Reichsbürger" Bärthel before the district court of Gera. After his old identity card had expired, he had not applied for a new one despite a warning. Instead, he now used a "personal ID" bought from the "Reich Registration Office East Thuringia". Bärthel was fined EUR 15 for violating his identification requirement. The verdict gave several newspapers the opportunity to report in more detail on the so-called "Reich governments" and their theories. Other conspiracy theories and right-wing esoteric views are also aggressively represented by Bärthel.
Bärthel's anti-Semitic remarks - conviction for sedition
On November 13, 2003, he wrote an open letter to Martin Hohmann , in which he thanked him for his abuses , which many had classified as anti-Semitic. He also shows a solid anti-Semitic view of the world in other written statements, especially in numerous open letters or on discussion forums and guest books on the World Wide Web . At the end of March 2005, a police search of Bärthel's apartment was carried out in connection with investigations by the Gera public prosecutor's office on suspicion of sedition . On November 2, 2004, he is said to have sent e-mails to all members of the German Bundestag , among others , " in which the human dignity of the group of Jews was attacked by several biblical quotations" . In 2007 he was sentenced to ten months probation for incitement to hatred, with the condition that he did community service in a Christian institution. This is said to have strengthened his inclination to quoting the Bible.
Bärthel now sees himself as an evangelist , and underpins his anti-Semitic views religiously. On August 13, 2011, Bärthel's attempt to hold an event in Wunsiedel in memory of Rudolf Heß as a “memorial service” failed because of the city's ban and the prevention of right-wing extremist events by the police. Bärthel had argued that if one should not remember the condemned Hess, neither should one do the same in the case of the condemned Jesus Christ.
Other activities - candidacies
On September 6, 2004, at a Monday demonstration in Gera, Bärthel distributed inciting leaflets with the headline "CDU & SPD People's Annihilation without Cyclon-B " [sic] and a contact number for the "Acting State Representation of the German Reich, which still exists under international law" and carried an identical poster.
In 2006 Bärthel ran as a single candidate for the election of the mayor of Ronneburg, which ensured nationwide media coverage due to his anti-Semitic remarks and his support for the “provisional government”. In the small town of Besigheim in Baden-Württemberg , he ran on January 27, 2008 as a candidate for mayor. In the election Bärthel received 2.6% of the votes (97 votes in all of Besigheim) and challenged the election; however, his lawsuit was dismissed.
In January 2013 Bärthel submitted a candidacy for the mayor's office in Rickenbach (Baden-Württemberg), which he wanted to be understood as an “answer to prayer for Rickenbach”, but was excluded from the election by the election committee. His application for an injunction for approval, which was filed against it, was rejected. He then filed an objection to the result of the first ballot.
At the end of February 2013, he applied to the Vatican to succeed Pope Benedict XVI.
TV Report
- MDR exactly , February 22, 2017: An incorrigible seducer , right-wing extremist played down the Holocaust for years
Web links
- Constitutional Protection Report 2003 of the Free State of Thuringia ( Memento from October 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- "Candidate strongly oriented towards the needs of the electorate", Free Word of March 20, 2006 ( Memento of October 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
supporting documents
- ^ Constitutional Protection Report 2003 of the Free State of Thuringia ( Memento from October 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Book page 57 Dangerous for fire: how the silence of the middle makes the right strong: Experiences of a resigned mayor Markus Nierth, Juliane Streich Ch. Links Verlag , 2016
- ^ Three other mayor candidates in Rickenbach , Elisabeth Willers Badische Zeitung January 3, 2013
- ↑ Why Bärthel is excluded , Südkurier February 1, 2013
- ^ "Reichsbürger" is not allowed to run: Rickenbach's electoral committee excludes right-wing extremist Christian Bärthel from the mayoral election. Markus Vonberg, Südkurier February 2, 2013
- ↑ Calm before Reich Citizens , Michael Krug, Badische Zeitung March 8, 2017
- ↑ Convicted of sedition: Prevented evangelist from Ronneburg . ( otz.de [accessed on March 9, 2018]).
- ^ Badische Zeitung: Candidate for Rickenbach: Christian Bärthel - Rickenbach - Badische Zeitung . ( badische-zeitung.de [accessed on March 9, 2018]).
- ↑ Convicted of sedition: Prevented evangelist from Ronneburg . ( otz.de [accessed on March 9, 2018]).
- ↑ Convicted of sedition: Prevented evangelist from Ronneburg . ( otz.de [accessed on March 9, 2018]).
- ↑ Police stop Nazi information booth , Frankenpost , August 14, 2011
- ↑ With the cross front against the supposed "world government" , Lucius Teidelbaum, HaGalil June 13, 2016
- ↑ Convicted of sedition: Prevented evangelist from Ronneburg . ( otz.de [accessed on March 9, 2018]).
- ↑ Neo-Nazis appear more self-confident ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Mannheimer Morgen , January 17, 2008
- ^ Rickenbach: Moosmann successor: Three more mayor candidates in Rickenbach , badische-zeitung.de January 3, 2013
- ^ Badische Zeitung: Candidate for Rickenbach: Christian Bärthel - Rickenbach - Badische Zeitung . ( badische-zeitung.de [accessed on March 9, 2018]).
- ^ Rickenbach: Electoral committee excludes Bärthel from the mayoral election , badische-zeitung.de January 31, 2013
- ↑ Rickenbach: Administrative Court: Mayoral election of Rickenbach will not be postponed - badische-zeitung.de, February 21, 2013
- ^ Rickenbach: The candidate objects to the mayoral election - badische-zeitung.de March 13, 2013
- ↑ A candidate who has been prevented from becoming Pope - badische-zeitung.de, March 6, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bärthel, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German functionary of the German Party, supporter of the Commissary Reich Government |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ronneburg |