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As part of this year’s festival “Jamel Rockt the Förster” there was a twist between Dead Pants singer Campino and the CDU district administrator Tino Schomann. Campino, which appeared with the dead trousers at the festival, criticized the AfD as a clear opponent, but accused local CDU groups an approximation to the AfD-the media reported such as “World“. Schomann rejected this and announced that they had the statements checked legally.
“Jamel rocks the forester”: Lohmeier also criticizes
In addition to Campino, organizer Birgit Lohmeyer also criticized the CDU. In “Deutschlandfunk” she spoke of a “evil coalition of the social center in the form of the CDU with the AfD and other right forces”, the attempts to “boycott the event in all possible ways”.
The Lohmeyers received support from the red-red state government in Schwerin. The State Representation of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Berlin thanked the couple publicly for their commitment and spoke of “Courage, perseverance and passion for our democracy”.
“Jamel rocks the forester”: Schomann finds, allegations of Campino and the organizer go too far
Schomann emphasized in a statemet, the allegations against him went too far. “The organizers and even the band ‘The Toten Hosen’ publicly claim that the district of Nordwestmecklenburg and I, as a district administrator, are near Neo -Nazis. This is wrong. It is a targeted discrediting of state action and exceeds every red line.” He pointed out that the festival was legally classified by registering as a meeting as a meeting and should therefore also apply to other rules: “This applies to all, without exception. Whether locally or prominent, whether the organizer or world star – nobody is above the law.”
“Jamel rocks the forester”: Statement by Schomann
The statements by Birgit Lohmeyer, who had spoken of a “evil coalition” with right forces, described the politician as “baseless, irresponsible and disgusting towards our rule of law”. Schomann published his statement on social media. There he stated that the district acted according to law and law on behalf of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania-not for or against individuals.
In addition to the political debate, the focus was also on the music: the dead trousers made a surprise appearance on Friday evening, followed by KraftClub on Saturday. Artists such as Paula Hartmann, Betterov or the “Grandmas Against Right” also set a clear signal against right -wing extremism on stage.