Right-wing extremist Martin Sellner arrested in Kreuzlingen TG
Published: Saturday, Oct 19th 2024, 11:30
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The Austrian right-wing extremist Martin Sellner arrived in Switzerland on Saturday despite being banned from entering the country. The Thurgau cantonal police arrested him in Kreuzlingen TG.
Sellner crossed the border into Switzerland near Konstanz (Germany) and was immediately taken away by the Thurgau cantonal police, as can be seen on a video streamed live by Sellner on Saturday morning. At the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency, the Thurgau cantonal police confirmed that they had stopped a 35-year-old person and taken him away for further investigation.
Sellner wanted to give a lecture in the canton of Zurich on Saturday evening. The Federal Office of Police (fedpol) therefore issued him an entry ban on October 11 until October 27.
The Austrian right-wing extremist attracted a great deal of attention this year with his book "Remigration - a proposal". In it, he calls for the deportation of numerous people with foreign roots from European countries.
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