Overview
- The burning occurred late on October 16 at the Wilhelmsplatz memorial for victims of fascism in Görlitz.
- The State Security unit of the Kriminalpolizeiinspektion is investigating the case as suspected property damage.
- Officers are interviewing nearby residents and have issued a public appeal for information and footage.
- Investigators suspect the burned items were taken from an old telephone booth used as a book exchange, but this has not been confirmed.
- Mayor Octavian Ursu condemned the act and called for accountability, invoking the historical trauma of the 1933 book burnings.