Overview
- The Berlin-Mitte district confirmed it authorized the installation based on ZPS’s written claim that the family had been briefed, with no direct family statement obtained.
- Lübcke’s widow and children said they were not included in planning, calling a letter delivered the day before installation inadequate and urging a firm firewall against the far right.
- The Zentrum für Politische Schönheit said it informed the family in advance, denied suggesting family participation, and stated it takes the criticism seriously.
- Senior CDU figures, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Berlin’s Kai Wegner, condemned the action as tasteless instrumentalization of a murder victim.
- More than 100 people attended a ZPS-organized inauguration at the site, where Michel Friedman spoke in support and called for an AfD ban, with actress Anna Thalbach also participating.