Right-wing extremist attack at diversity: Investigations in Bad Freienwalde!

Right-wing extremist attack at diversity: Investigations in Bad Freienwalde!

On Sunday, June 19, 2025, the variety of "Bad Freienwalde is colorful" was attacked by hooded attackers in Bad Freienwalde. This frightening act now leads to intensive investigations, while the police carried out searches in the Märkisch-Oderland district on Thursday. Against the background of this violent discussion, the living spaces of a suspect and his relatives were searched, which the officials could identify as a young man from the Oderbruch. This has assigned the neo -Nazi small party "The Third Way" and is no stranger: he has attacked similar events in the past.

Thanks to the statement of an eyewitness, the investigators were able to quickly name a suspect. Several mobile phones were secured during the searches, but the alleged attacker refused to testify the incidents. An arrest warrant has not yet been issued, while the public prosecutor's office in Frankfurt (Oder) applied for the search decision. At least two people were slightly injured in the attack, and in this case the state security was investigated for politically motivated crimes. Several politicians who demanded more protection for events such as this diversity festival were about the drama of the incident.

political reactions and the importance of protective measures

Brandenburg's SPD parliamentary group leader Björn Lüttmann described the tense situation as a "different quality" of physical violence. CDU parliamentary group leader Jan Redmann underlined the need to put the state behind people who are committed to diversity, tolerance and democracy. These statements are important, especially in times when the threats from right -wing extremists are observed in Germany. According to a publication by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Criminal Police Office on May 20, 2025, the numbers of politically motivated crimes are worrying with a right -wing extremist background. In the period from 2014 to 2024, the statistics rise significantly.

The social situation is alarming because right -wing extremist groups show an increasing presence and willingness to violence. This is also shown by the judgments against the members of the right-wing extremist terrorist group "Group S.", which were recently negotiated at the Stuttgart-Stammheim Higher Regional Court. In a procedure that took two years and 173 days of negotiations, several accused received several years of prison. This group apparently planned attacks on mosques to trigger a civil war. Judicial decisions like this illustrate the urgency to proceed against extremism.

This is done against the background of an alarming social mood. The survey results on right -wing extremism and xenophobia show that many citizens clearly oppose these ideologies, but the threats from violent attacks are still high. Politicians are asked not only to react to the incidents, but also to be preventive in order to promote safe and respectful coexistence.

It remains to be hoped that such attacks as at the diversity festival in Bad Freienwalde will not become normal and the voices of civil society that stand up for peaceful coexistence are heard. It is all the more important that the state takes measures to ensure protection and remain committed to democratic values.

For detailed statistics on right-wing extremists in Germany you can visit [Statista] (https://de.statista.com/statistik/datistik/4032/umfrage/Rechtsextremism-und- and- regardless of Further backgrounds on the judgments in Stuttgart can be found on the side of [Welt] (https://www.welt.de/verminminalites/kriminalitaet/article24802712/RechtsExtreme-group-Mehrige-haht-im-terror process- against group) while [Tagesschau] (https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/brandenburg/rbb-sschafungen-nach-ge- Vailfaltfestfest-in-bad-freienwalde-100.html) provides the latest information on the incidents in Bad Freienwalde.