A Stuttgart court ruled today that the city of Stuttgart must rent its hall to the extremist National Democratic Party. Stuttgart officials had barred use of the hall by the NDP which took the issue to court.
The court said that the city must rent the hall to the party, which has been formally described by Interior Minister Paul Lucke as neo-Nazi, on January 14 because the party will use it for an “information meeting.”
Stuttgart Lord Mayor Arnold Kleft said, on being informed of the court’s ruling, that the city would appeal to another court. He said Stuttgart would not yield and that “we do not intend to repeat the mistakes of the past.” It was pointed out that the meeting was only three days away. He replied that he would accelerate his efforts to bar the party from using the 1,000-seat hall.
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