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AFD-LANDTAGSABGEORDNETER IN #SACHSEN – Vorwürfe gegen #Dornau erhärten sich: Politische Gefangene auf Feldern des AfD-Politikers in #Belarus? – #zwangsarbeit

Politische Gefangene sollen in Belarus auf Feldern des sächsischen AfD-Politikers Jörg Dornau gearbeitet haben. Dessen Firma baut dort Zwiebeln an. MDR-Recherchen zeigen nun: Häftlinge könnten gezielt inhaftiert worden sein, um billige Arbeitskräfte zu bekommen. Die Vorgänge beschäftigen nun auch die deutsche Justiz. Ehemalige Häftlinge beschreiben in einem belarussischen Auslandmedium, unter welchen Bedingungen sie in der Firma des sächsischen AfD-Politikers arbeiten mussten. MDR-Recherchen erhärten nun die Vorwürfe. Massenverhaftungen häufen sich seit den Protesten gegen Diktator Lukaschenko in Belarus – viele Gefangene werden zu Arbeitseinsätzen gezwungen. Die Verbindungen des AfD-Politikers Jörg Dornau zur politischen Führung in Belarus sind unklar. “Als erstes waren es normale Gefangene, die beispielsweise wegen Alkoholkonsums inhaftiert wurden”, erzählt eine Person, die an Jörg Dornaus Geschäften in Belarus direkt beteiligt war. Später hätten dann nur noch politische Häftlinge für die belarussische Firma des AfD-Politikers “Zibulka-Bel” gearbeitet – ein Gemüse-Farm. Sie seien “zivilisierter”, erzählt der Informant am Telefon. Es ist ein Vorwurf, der vergangene Woche von dem belarussischen Auslandsmedium “Reform.News” erstmals öffentlich erhoben wurde. Es veröffentlichte ein Interview mit einem ehemaligen Häftling, der mittlerweile in Polen lebt. Er sei zuvor inhaftiert worden, weil er oppositionelle Inhalte in sozialen Netzwerken geteilt und kommentiert habe. Zusammen mit rund 30 weiteren Insassen sei er dann aus der Haftanstalt in Lida mit Bussen auf das Feld gebracht worden. Während der Arbeit habe es weder etwas zu essen noch etwas zu trinken oder warme Kleidung gegeben. Zwar habe er für die Arbeit umgerechnet fünf Euro am Tag bekommen, doch das Geld habe das Gefängnis einbehalten. Nach der Arbeit seien sie zurück ins Gefängnis gebracht worden, wo er sich eine Zwei-Personen-Zelle mit vier weiteren Häftlingen habe teilen müssen. Auch wenn die Arbeit nicht erzwungen gewesen sei: Die Zustände in der Haftanstalt bezeichnete er als “Folter”, weshalb er trotz der erschwerten Bedingungen die Arbeit auf dem Feld den Bedingungen in der Haftanstalt vorgezogen habe.

via mdr: AFD-LANDTAGSABGEORDNETER IN SACHSEN Vorwürfe gegen Dornau erhärten sich: Politische Gefangene auf Feldern des AfD-Politikers in Belarus?

siehe auch: German Journalists Turn Attention To Pro-Russian MP Using Labour Of Belarusian Political Prisoners. An investigation has been launched. German journalists are conducting their own investigation into using the labour of Belarusian political prisoners by German businessman and MP Jorg Dornau. We remind you that it recently became known that Dornau, who once again made it to the regional parliament of Saxony from the populist ‘Alternative for Germany’ (AfD) party, has a business in Belarus. His Tsybulka-Bel Ltd. is located near Lida, they grow onions there. It turned out that prisoners were brought to Tsybulka-Bel to process onions under the contract with Lida TsIP, including people who were detained for political offences. German journalists found one of them. Lida bard Siarhei Charniak was arrested three times last winter for ‘distributing extremist materials’. While serving his arrests, Siarhei was sent to different workplaces. Thus, back in February this year, one of Lida Telegram channels reported that he was being taken ‘to the local dump and to a farmer to process onions’, but they did not specify the places. It is now known from Charniak’s words that it was the Tsybulka-Bel enterprise, where he was indeed processing onions, and which Jorg Dornau visited on several occasions. The Belarusian told the German edition of n-tv.de that together with him about 30 prisoners were brought to the farm to Dornau, including people detained on political articles. Only these people were brought to the place of work in handcuffs. Also according to the former detainee, they were not given warm jackets to work in and they were not fed during the day; «Onion is tasty». Political prisoners work on an onion plantation owned by AfD MP Jörg Dornau. German businessman and member of the populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Jörg Dornau, signed an agreement with the Lida «Center for the Isolation of Offenders» (CIO) and regularly employed Belarusians convicted on political charges to work on his onion plantation near Lida. They were paid around 5 euros per day. As Reform.news found out, the German politician personally inspected the work of political prisoners. We found one of those «politicals» who sorted onions for Jörg Dornau at the «Cybulka-Bel» company. His name is Andrei (name changed). He is not the only one who was sent from the CIO to do agricultural work, but he was the only one willing to share his story with Reform.news. A prisoner in the Lida CIO. Drawing by Evgeny Lukashevich from the website spring96.org Содержание «Onion is tasty» Andrei was detained in February 2024. He was sentenced to 15 days in the CIO for liking a post on social media. Andrei describes the working conditions as follows: — They took us to a warehouse. February, basement, everyone had different clothing. So, our hands and feet were freezing. Breakfast was at 7:00 AM. We worked until 6:00 PM without food or drink. The onion is tasty. Andrei says that a contract was signed between «Cybulka-Bel» and the Lida CIO. He notes that the work was not forced. The money earned was meant to cover the costs of being held at the CIO. — We signed consent for the work every day. If the foreman thought a detainee was working well, he would be paid. The Lida CIO was paid 30 rubles, the detainees around 20. The onions were sorted for the ‘Evroopt’ trading network. When asked if he had heard anything about the German farmer, Andrei replies: — I even saw him! Tall, bald man. He came once in his car with German registration. He went into the warehouse where we were sorting onions along with hired workers. Looking at a photo of Jörg Dornau, Andrei responds: — Looks like him! Who is Jörg Dornau? Jörg Dornau was born in Borna, Saxony. He is 53 years old, has an agricultural education, and is engaged in entrepreneurial activities. In 2016, Dornau joined the far-right pro-Russian party «Alternative for Germany» (AfD). Since 2019, he has been a member of the Saxon parliament, representing the AfD parliamentary group on agricultural policy. Dornau was also a member of the extremist radical faction of the AfD known as «The Wing».

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BBC confronts neo-Nazi who gave UK rioters arson tips – #terror

The BBC has confronted a neo-Nazi in Finland who shared online instructions on how to commit arson with UK rioters during the summer. The 20-year-old was an administrator in the Southport Wake Up group on the Telegram messaging app, where he was known as “Mr AG”. He posted the arson manual, which was pinned to the top of the group chat. In late July and early August, the group was key in helping to organise and provoke protests that turned to violence in England and Northern Ireland. We tracked Mr AG – whose real name is Charles-Emmanuel Mikko Rasanen – to an apartment on the outskirts of the Finnish capital, Helsinki. It was from here, more than 1,000 miles away from Southport, that the neo-Nazi took a prominent online role during the UK riots. On 29 July, within hours of the killings of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, the Southport Wake Up group was created. Within days it had grown to more than 14,000 members. Mr Rasanen – or Mr AG as he was known online – helped to run the group chat. The group organised the very first protest in the UK, on St Luke’s Road in Southport, the day after the killings. That protest later turned into a riot. Before the group was taken down by Telegram, a series of other protest locations were advertised, as well as a list of dozens of refugee centres, suggested as potential targets. Alongside that list, Mr AG posted the arson manual, writing: “Something fun for you to read.” The manual is believed to have been written by a Russian fascist group proscribed as terrorists in their own country. It includes details on how to avoid the police and it encourages the targeting of Muslims and Jews. Underneath the post, other members wrote aggressive and offensive comments, including: “I’m ready for these migrant boys,” while another describes “invaders” as “a stupid bunch underestimating whites”. (…) On his Telegram accounts, Mr Rasanen celebrates Hitler and promotes a neo-Nazi group called the Nordic Resistance Movement, which is banned as a terrorist organisation in the US. He also posts voice notes – in one he describes himself as a “national socialist”, and in another he appears to call for the genocide of Jewish people. Veli-Pekka Hämäläinen, an investigative journalist at Yle, Finland’s national broadcaster, says Mr Rasanen has been active online “for many years”.

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Dozens of suspected White supremacist gang members arrested in Los Angeles area in domestic terrorism investigation

A total of 68 suspected gang members with ties to White supremacy were charged in the Los Angeles area Wednesday in a large-scale takedown, federal prosecutors said. The Peckerwoods Gang members and associates were charged in a sweeping federal indictment, which included allegations of racketeering, firearms trafficking, drug trafficking and financial fraud, according to officials. (…) More than 40 of the suspected members and associates of the Peckerwoods Gang were arrested Wednesday or were already in custody in what was “one of largest takedowns in the history of the Department of Justice against a neo-Nazi, White supremacist, violent extremist organization,” Estrada said. The arrests involved multiple federal and local law enforcement tactical officers, including the Joint Terrorism Task Force and resources brought in from the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team, a source previously told CNN. Fueled by ‘hate’ and ‘animus’ The Peckerwoods Gang is based in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and is “essentially a local chapter of the Aryan Brotherhood,” said Akil Davis, the FBI’s assistant director in charge of Los Angeles’ field office. They engage in a wide variety of criminal activity, including drug trafficking, fraud, violence and identity theft, the US attorney said. (…) In aligning themselves with the Aryan Brotherhood, local gang members are able to commit a variety of crimes on the outside and give money to their incarcerated counterparts, Estrada said. The gang also benefits from the Brotherhood’s alliance with the Mexican Mafia, giving them “greater freedom to commit crimes on the outside,” Estrada added.

via cnn: Dozens of suspected White supremacist gang members arrested in Los Angeles area in domestic terrorism investigation

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Prosecutors Lay Out Evidence Against Trump In Jan. 6 In Now-Unsealed 165-Page Brief – #LockHimUp

Special counsel Jack Smith argued that the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling does not cover Trump’s conduct that led to the four felony counts in the revised indictment. In a 165-page court filing unsealed Wednesday, federal prosecutors laid out their evidence against Donald Trump on four felony charges for his conduct leading up to and during his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt. “This motion provides a comprehensive account of the defendant’s private criminal conduct; sets forth the legal framework created by Trump for resolving immunity claims; applies that framework to establish that none of the defendant’s charged conduct is immunized because it either was unofficial or any presumptive immunity is rebutted; and requests the relief the government seeks, which is, at bottom, this: that the court determine that the defendant must stand trial for his private crimes as would any other citizen,” special counsel Jack Smith wrote. The question of immunity became key thanks to a July Supreme Court ruling stating that all official acts done by a president are immune from prosecution, but left it to the trial court to determine whether Trump’s attempt to remain in power were “official.” “The answer to that question is no,” Smith argued. The filing was unsealed by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, the judge in the case. It can be read here.

via huff: Prosecutors Lay Out Evidence Against Trump In Jan. 6 In Now-Unsealed 165-Page Brief

siehe auch: Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing. A federal judge in Washington, DC, has released the most comprehensive narrative to date of the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump, outlining what special counsel Jack Smith describes as the former president’s “private criminal conduct.” The 165-page document comes from Smith’s office and is the fullest accounting yet of evidence in the election subversion case against Trump. Throughout the document, Smith argues that the actions Trump took to overturn the election were in his private capacity – as a candidate – rather than in his official capacity, as a president. That argument flows from the Supreme Court’s decision in July, which granted the former president sweeping immunity for official actions but left the door open for prosecutors to pursue Trump for unofficial steps he took. (…) Prosecutors say that Trump was told by advisers that the 2020 vote likely would not be finalized on Election Day and that he could misleadingly look ahead in the ballot count on election night only to fall behind once all of the ballots were counted. Nonetheless, Trump told his advisers that he would claim victory before the ballots were fully counted, prosecutors say. One private political adviser, three days before Election Day 2020, described Trump’s plan as: “He’s going to declare victory. That doesn’t mean he’s the winner, he’s just going to say he’s the winner,” according to the filing. That adviser, not identified by name by prosecutors, also described the Democratic lean of the mail ballot vote “a natural disadvantage” and said “Trump’s going to take advantage of it. That’s our strategy.”

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Exclusive: Musk funded right-wing political non-profit years before he endorsed Trump, sources say

Musk’s donations to Building America’s Future started by 2022, sources say Group’s revenues climbed from $11M in 2021 to $53M in 2022 Building America’s Future attacked Biden administration on various topics Oct 2 – Elon Musk secretly funded a conservative political group in recent years, according to four people familiar with his donations, illustrating quiet financial support for right-wing causes even before the billionaire entrepreneur in July endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for re-election. Two of the people familiar with the donations told Reuters that Musk’s contributions to the organization, Building America’s Future, had started by 2022. One of those people and a third source said the donations amounted to millions of dollars, significantly boosting a group whose advertisements and social media campaigns have criticized the Biden administration and progressive political platforms of the sort that Musk himself has increasingly denounced. (…) The magnate behind ventures including carmaker Tesla, space contractor SpaceX and the social media platform X, Musk for many years was careful to avoid suggestions that he favored either major U.S. political party. As recently as March, months before he publicly backed Trump and announced plans to finance a political action committee to work against Democrats, he wrote on social media: “Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President.” Donations to Building America’s Future, however, would show he was already using his vast resources to fund right-wing causes. As a non-profit 501(c)(4) group, the organization isn’t required by federal law to disclose its financial backers. Although such groups aren’t allowed to finance candidates’ political campaigns, they can espouse political causes. As such, they are commonly referred to as “dark money” groups – used by political operatives, Democrats and Republicans alike, to hide the financial origins of influence campaigns. In Musk’s case, the four people familiar with his donations told Reuters, the contributions to Building America’s Future remained closely guarded. Three of the people were briefed on the donations by executives at or linked to the organization and the fourth was consulted on the matter by a Musk aide. All spoke with Reuters on the condition that they not be identified by name. Revenues at Building America’s Future, according to government data, climbed from some $11 million in 2021 to about $53 million in 2022, the year two of the people said Musk had already started his donations. The figures are the most recent available from the Internal Revenue Service, which requires tax-exempt organizations to disclose their revenues.

via reuters: Exclusive: Musk funded right-wing political non-profit years before he endorsed Trump, sources say

sieeh auch: Elon Musk Gave Tens of Millions to Republican Causes Far Earlier Than Previously Known The donations were to groups with ties to former Trump aide Stephen Miller and to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid Elon Musk’s financial support for Republican causes has been much more extensive and started earlier than previously known. The Tesla CEO quietly gave tens of millions of dollars to groups with ties to Trump aide Stephen Miller and supporters of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid, according to people familiar with the matter.  The financial contributions, which haven’t previously been reported, show how Musk, who seemed to undergo a rapid political transformation this year, was a major force in funding Republican initiatives and candidates well before starting a super political-action committee in support of former President Donald Trump. They also make him one of the biggest donors to conservative causes, which in combination with his large social-media following makes him one of the most influential figures in U.S. politics. His track record thus far in backing winners, however, is mixed at best. In the fall of 2022, more than $50 million of Musk’s money funded a series of advertising campaigns by a group called Citizens for Sanity, according to people familiar with his involvement and tax filings for the group. The bulk of the ads ran in battleground states days before the midterm elections and attacked Democrats on controversial issues such as medical care for transgender children and illegal immigration. Citizens for Sanity was incorporated in Delaware in June 2022, with salaried employees from Miller’s nonprofit legal group listed as its directors and officers. Miller, a senior aide in Trump’s White House, was an architect of the previous administration’s restrictive immigration policies and a leading backer of its socially conservative initiatives. The following year, Musk gave $10 million in support of DeSantis as he ran for president, people familiar with his donation said. The money was routed through a group called Faithful & Strong Policies, according to the people familiar with the matter. Musk’s contribution to DeSantis’s presidential efforts hasn’t previously been reported. More than half of the money ended up in the coffers of a pro-DeSantis political-action committee called Never Back Down. DeSantis dropped out of the race in January.

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Verbot der “#Artgemeinschaft” – Rechtsextremes Netzwerk nicht komplett zerschlagen

2023 ließ Innenministerin Faeser die rassistisch-völkische Gruppierung “Artgemeinschaft” verbieten. Laut NDR-Recherchen wurde das Netzwerk nicht vollständig zerschlagen. Mindestens ein Verein mit gleicher Ideologie wird weiter legal betrieben. Die “Artgemeinschaft” wirkte altertümlich, harmlos. Sie kam zu Brauchtumsfeiern, Volkstanz und scheinbar religiösen Festen zusammen. Eine Folklore-Gruppe? Als Bundesinnenministerin Nancy Faeser (SPD) die “Artgemeinschaft” im September 2023 verbot, sprach sie von einem “harten Schlag gegen den Rechtsextremismus”. Die “Artgemeinschaft” indoktrinierte laut Faeser Kinder und sorgte so für gut geschulten Nachwuchs für die rechte Szene.Die führenden Köpfe der Organisation nannte Faeser damals “geistige Brandstifter, die bis heute NS-Ideologie verbreiten”. Die Gruppe gefährde “die freiheitlich demokratische Grundordnung in besonderem Maße”.Doch bei dem Vereinsverbot haben die Behörden einen Teil der Strukturen im Umfeld der Organisation außer Acht gelassen. Während die “Artgemeinschaft” mit der Teilorganisation “Familienwerk” und regionalen Untergliederungen durch das Bundesinnenministerium aufgelöst wurde, bestehen mehrere Vereine von ehemaligen “Artgemeinschafts”-Mitgliedern weiter. Dabei hatte der Verfassungsschutz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern das Bundesinnenministerium bereits vor dem Verbot über die Vereine informiert. Nicht verboten wurde ein Netzwerk aus insgesamt vier Vereinen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Bayern, die vor fünf bis sechs Jahren gegründet worden waren. Im Zentrum des Netzwerks steht der Rechtsextremist Thomas B. aus Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Er ist Vorsitzender von drei Vereinen mit Sitz auf der Insel Usedom, denen auch andere Mitglieder der “Artgemeinschaft” angehören. Thomas B. war einer der Empfänger der “Artgemeinschafts”-Verbotsverfügung, sein Wohnhaus hatte die Polizei im September 2023 durchsucht und unter anderem Gold beschlagnahmt.Rassistisches “Artbekenntnis” in Satzung festgeschriebenB.s Vereine mit den kryptisch wirkenden Bezeichnungen “Frühgeschichtliches Forschungszentrum – Peeneland”, “Familienwerk Peeneraben” und “Familienhilfswerk Peeneraben” wurden von dem Verbot verschont. Bei näherer Betrachtung kann das verwundern, denn das “Familienwerk Peeneraben” ähnelt nicht nur im Namen dem verbotenen “Familienwerk” der “Artgemeinschaft”. (…) Welche Rolle die drei Vereine von Thomas B. tatsächlich in der rechtsextremen Szene spielen, ist unklar. Anfragen vom NDR an die Vereinsfunktionäre blieben unbeantwortet. Laut der Satzung verfolgt etwa das “Familienhilfswerk” gemeinnützige Zwecke, darunter “Förderung von Kunst und Kultur”, “Förderung der Jugend, Förderung von Erziehung, Volks- und Berufsbildung” und die “Förderung traditionellen Brauchtums und Religion”. Öffentliche Aktivitäten der Vereine sind nicht bekannt.Thomas B. ist den Behörden seit Jahren als Neonazi bekannt. Laut einer internen Analyse der Polizei-Einheit “Mobile Aufklärung Extremismus” (MAEX) aus dem Jahr 2008, die dem NDR vorliegt, soll B. Musiker der Rechtsrock-Gruppe “Die Liebenfels Kapelle” gewesen sein. Die Band, die auch unter dem Namen “Skalinger” auftritt, verbreitete volksverhetzende Lieder, die bis heute in der rechtsextremen Szene kursieren.An Juden gerichtet heißt es in einem Song: “Längst kein Recht mehr überhaupt zu leben. Dieses langnasige Pack regiert die ganze Welt. Doch Stolz und Ehre stehen weit über eurem Geld. Denn ihr seid Juden und wir nicht. (…) Denn wir sind arisch und ihr nicht.” Der Holocaust wird in Texten der Band geleugnet.Verein in Bayern “mit Bezügen” zur “Artgemeinschaft”Auch in einem Verein in Bayern, der nicht vom “Artgemeinschafts”-Verbot erfasst wurde, tummelten sich Mitglieder der Gruppe: Das 2020 gegründete “Stiftungswerk Zukunft Heimat” löste sich Anfang dieses Jahres selbst auf – vier Monate nach den Verbotsmaßnahmen gegen die “Artgemeinschaft”. Die letzte Vorsitzende der “Artgemeinschaft” war dort ebenfalls Vereinsmitglied, ihr Ehemann leitete das “Stiftungswerk”, zu dessen Vorstand Thomas B. aus Vorpommern ebenfalls gehörte.

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In Niedersachsen vermisstes Kind in Sachsens Reichsbürgerszene gefunden

Die Polizei hat in Seiffen im Erzgebirge ein seit längerem vermisstes Kind aus Niedersachsen aufgespürt. Die Mutter, die der Reichsbürgerszene angehört, war zuvor mit dem Kind untergetaucht. Am Mittwochmorgen haben Beamte der Polizei zusammen mit Einsatzkräften der sächsischen Bereitschaftspolizei ein siebenjähriges Kind in Seiffen gefunden. Der Junge war in Niedersachsen als vermisst gemeldet worden, nachdem die Mutter, eine 45-jährige Deutsche, mit ihm untergetaucht war. Die Frau wird der Reichsbürger- und Selbstverwalterszene zugerechnet. Aus welcher Stadt in Niedersachsen der Junge kommt, konnte eine Polizeisprecherin auf Anfrage nicht mitteilen. Wie die Polizei mitteilt, hatte die Mutter das Kind seit geraumer Zeit nicht mehr zur Schule geschickt und den Behörden gegenüber erklärt, dass es vom sogenannten „Indigenen Volk der Germaniten“ unterrichtet werde. Wegen des Verdachts der Kindeswohlgefährdung war ihr vom zuständigen Amtsgericht in Niedersachsen das Aufenthaltsbestimmungsrecht sowie das Recht auf Regelung der schulischen Belange entzogen worden. Daraufhin war die Frau mit ihrem Sohn verschwunden.

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