Tim Mudde
Tim Mudde (born February 23, 1965 in Amsterdam ) has been one of the most active right-wing extremists in the Netherlands for a long time . For a long time he was a leader in the neo-fascist Centrumpartij (CP'86) and at Vorpost Nederland and later founded the nationalist organization De Nationale Bewegungsing . Mudde was the singer of the band Brigade M and has been in close contact with the neo-Nazi music network Blood and Honor for a long time .
Life
Tibor Rudolf Mudde, called Tim Mudde, was born on February 23, 1965 in Amsterdam. He has lived in Sassenheim for a long time , his brother is the political scientist and right-wing extremism researcher Cas Mudde . Even as a teenager, Mudde was active in right-wing extremist circles and a member of the Nederlandse Volks-Unie .
In 1995 Mudde founded the RAC band Brigade M as the successor to the hardcore band Opel Ka-Death .
On April 20, 1996, not by chance on the birthday of Adolf Hitler , Mudde married his girlfriend Jantje Jacoba (Jaqueline) Broer, who has also been active in the CP'86 since 1991.
Political career
In 1985 he stood together with many other right-wing extremists and neo-Nazi cadres on the mailing list of the periodical "De Levensboom" the widow of Sturmbannführer of the Waffen-SS Meinoud Rost van Tonningen , Florentine Rost van Tonningen who described himself as a "convinced National Socialist." The main activities of Mudde at this time, however, lay with the Jongerenfront Nederland (JFN), a neo-Nazi organization under the direction of Stewart Mordaunt. He was one of the coordinators of the JFN and rose to become treasurer.
In May 1990, some JFN leaders were convicted under Article 140 (participation in a criminal organization) and Stewart Mordaunt was forced to dissolve the JFN. He switched to the neo-fascist Centrumspartij 86 (CP'86) and some former JFN members, including Mudde, followed him. Mudde became member no. 199. With the entry of the JFN, the CP'86 was able to increase its potential for action considerably. The number of demonstrations skyrocketed and Mudde was often active for the party. In April 1992, Mudde and Constant Kusters were arrested after being assaulted during a festival for earthquake victims in Arnhem. In 1993 he took part in the organization of a nationalist youth meeting in Arnhem. This was ended, among other things, because of the harassment of a colored man. At the same time, Mudde had a steep career in the CP'86 party. In 1991 he became the party's candidate in regional elections, but could not win a seat. He was then employed as a parliamentary group assistant by Mordaunt, who had been elected to the Council of The Hague . In November 1991 he became a member of the daily group meeting and the party's second secretary. In May 1992 it was accepted into the general membership meeting and a year later rose to the position of secretary of the party and a number of sub-organizations such as the scientific bureau. Mudde also managed his party's international contacts and attended several foreign congresses. The most notable visit is that of the pro- Gaddafi conference in Libya in October 1994. Mudde was particularly inspired at that time by The Green Book of the Libyan revolutionary leader. He also attended several meetings of right-wing extremists in Belgium, Germany, Austria and, for example, the Benito Mussolini memorial in Italy in April 1995. From 1991 he wrote regularly for the party newspaper Centrumnieuws and quickly rose to become editor-in-chief (1993). on. This also made Mudde more and more of a face for his party. In addition to his representative appearances, his postal address and telephone number were used as the contact address of the party. He was also a regular participant in party meetings and demonstrations. The party's website was also registered in his name. In addition to his work for CP'86, he was also active in the organization Voorpost , whereby Voorpost-Nederland at that time consisted almost exclusively of CP'86 members.
In addition, Mudde was included in the anti-anti-group “Onderzoeks-Documentatie- en Informatienetwerk” (Research - Documents - and Information Network) (ODIN). ODIN could be reached via his address and telephone number and photos taken by Mudde later appeared in the ODIN brochures. How long Mudde was in contact with ODIN cannot be precisely stated.
Since 1994, the tandem Marcel Rüter and Tim Mudde completely controlled the CP'86 party. The rest of the board no longer had any weight. Without Mudde's consent, practically nothing happened, which is why he was nicknamed “Stalin” in the party.
In 1995 the party put demonstrations at the center of its interest and activity. These were always banned and some participants were arrested. In February and March 1996, the CD party was given permission to hold demonstrations together with CP'86 in Zwolle and Leerdam. Because of his statements, Mudde was sentenced in March 1997 to a fine of 1,000 guilders and a small prison term. In 1995 Mudde had discussions with the CD about a possible union. Allegedly, Mudde should have been mainly interested in the CD's money in order to be able to pay all imminent fines. The merger thought became obsolete when the CP'86 party congress torpedoed these plans. At this congress, the new party program Het Gele Boekje (“The Yellow Book”), written by Marcel Rüter and Tim Mudde, was presented. The title refers to the aforementioned “Green Book” by Gaddafi. As a result of the rejected merger efforts, the chairman resigned from his office. Mudde also resigned from his position on the board on May 18, 1996, but continued to work administratively. He was now director of the foreign office, adviser to the board and remained chief editor of the party newspaper.
In October 1996, Martijn Freling's membership was revoked by the party executive after several conflicts. The drop that made the barrel overflow was a photo that has become public, on which Freiling shows the Hitler salute. This led to a split in the party in November 1996, in which Freling and Mordaunt took over the party name. Mudde belonged to the anti-Freling wing from which in February 1997 the organization “People's Nationalists” of the Netherlands was founded. Mudde became the chief editor of the party brochure, but resigned all of his party functions in April. From that moment on, he devoted all of his energy to Voorpost Nederland , where he had been active since 1995 and where he also quickly made a career. Here, too, he was responsible for international contacts, often attended meetings in Belgium and, together with Rüter, attended the summer university of the French new right organization GRECE in 1996 . From autumn Rüter and Mudde took over Voorpost Nederland . Rüter became chairman and Mudde action leader.
With the takeover of Voorpost Nederland , the character of the organization of the CP'86 changed significantly. Previously it stood primarily for a “Greater Netherlands”, but now it has become increasingly intellectual. On the one hand, it was intended to attempt to intellectualize the ultra-right in the Netherlands; on the other hand, it was hoped that the extreme right would gain greater weight in the intellectual debate in the Netherlands. This method had some success in France and Germany under the name “New Right”. Mudde became a central proponent of this idea. 2001 Mudde left Voorpost and founded the nationalist organization De Nationale Bewegungsing (NB).
Since 1994 at the latest, Mudde has appeared several times at various NPD and JN events in Germany (e.g. 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002). Mudde was also involved in the Nazi-occupied house "De Kazerne" in Eindhoven, where numerous political events and RAC concerts took place from 2001 to 2003, including a. Brigade M , the former RAC band from Mudde. After a large-scale “Rock gegen ZOG ” concert, there was so much political pressure on the residents and users that they had to leave “De Kazerne”. In October 2004 he gave a speech for the former Dutch Nazi party Nationale Alliantie (NA) about the anti-Antifa . NA was known for its anti-Semitic ideology, for denying the Holocaust and for its admiration for Hitler.
Mudde now describes himself as a “people's nationalist” and “ national anarchist ”.
Convictions
In the course of some activities of the JFN, Mudde was arrested several times, for example in May 1986 in Arnhem , and sentenced to a fine and four weeks in prison.
In September 1993 he was wanted by the police as part of an investigation against the Centrumpartij. On March 21, 1994 he was sentenced together with four other leading party members for violating the Anti-Discrimination Act and participating in a criminal organization under Article 140 to a fine of 2500 guilders and a month's imprisonment or a further 2500 guilders. The verdict was upheld by the Amsterdam Court in December and the Supreme Court in September 1997.
During a house search in May 1995, the police seized National Socialist propaganda material from the NSDAP organization , the National Socialist Action Front , JFN, Nederlandse Volks-Unie , CP'86 and a copy of the skinhead magazine Hou Kontakt .
In 1999 he was arrested in Leiden for protesting against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela while he was visiting the university.
Web links
- Voelkerball .
- Campaign against nazi barracks . Searchlight, May 2003
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tijn Kramer: Extreem-right. NRC Handelsblad , June 8, 2000
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tired, Tim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brigadier M, Sassem Tim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch right-wing extremist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |