The ban on entering the Palestinian Congress in Berlin against the former Greek minister

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “D Site” publication, during the ban of the Palestinian Congress in Berlin, the German authorities also imposed a ban on the entry of Yanis Varoufakis, the former finance minister of Greece. AFP reported, citing security sources, that several entry bans were issued for scheduled speakers to prevent anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli propaganda at the event. Varoufakis is also affected by this issue.

The German newspaper “Handelsblatt” initially reported information from security circles about this entry ban. According to the former Greek minister, the German Interior Ministry had issued an “activity ban” against him – that is, a “ban on any political activity”. The ban even applies to participating in online events, for example through the Zoom network, Varoufakis wrote on Platform X. However, according to information from security circles and based on the report of AFP and Handelsblatt, the issue of the entry ban has been discussed.

Hundreds of people protested the ban in Berlin The so-called Palestinian Congress demonstrated. A police spokesperson announced that these protests had about 1900 participants and 9 people were arrested during these protests. According to the police, the forces of this security organization with 900 were present to ensure the protection of the gatherings and the implementation of the ban on the Palestinian Congress.

Berlin police broke up the controversial Palestinian Congress on Friday shortly after it began. . Police said organizers brought a speaker to the convention who was banned from political activity. The police put an end to this event and also announced the ban on Saturday and Sunday. It is Palestine that, according to reports, has supported this attack by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas against Israel in October after the Al-Aqsa storm. He was supposed to speak at this congress.

Various pro-Palestinian groups and initiatives invited people to this three-day international meeting with the slogan “We accuse”. In Berlin, organizers strongly criticized the actions of the police. A press conference on Saturday said that democratic rights had been undermined.

Security circles also said that the arrival of several prominent activists was coordinated by Berlin’s federal and state security authorities. who wanted to attend the congress, has been banned.

According to a police spokesman, authorities saw the danger that “such anti-Semitic speech, as described “Holocaust denial and violence can be repeated in this ceremony.” Therefore, the dissolution of Congress was implemented.

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