Overview
- Police have opened an investigation against unknown individuals, with the state security unit examining suspected incitement to hatred, according to officials.
- A widely shared video shows attendees chanting “Deutschland den Deutschen, Ausländer raus” to the tune of “L’Amour toujours” at the Blue Velvet club, and authorities say identifying specific chanters is challenging.
- Club operator Tino Veit said 100 to 150 young people, some as young as 11, were present, the song was played twice, he intervened when it escalated, and he plans quicker DJ responses rather than banning the track.
- Minister-President Dietmar Woidke called the chants unacceptable and expressed shock; local administrator Christian Jaschinski and the Protestant bishop Christian Stäblein also condemned the incident.
- Brandenburg’s Greens framed the case as part of a broader normalization of extremist slogans among youth and criticized cuts to democracy-education programs, while party chair Juliana Meyer faulted the venue for playing a song repeatedly misused for hate, referencing a 2024 Sylt episode.