Overview
- The prosecutor's office says the volume of complaints exceeds 1,000 and the quantity prevents a clear breakdown by parties, associations or private individuals.
- A spokesperson said no initial suspicion has been established so far as the submissions are examined.
- Known complainants include local branches of the Greens and the Left, a Green councillor from Castrop-Rauxel and at least one private individual in Berlin.
- A Hamburg lawyer circulated a template on Instagram encouraging people to file complaints over the remarks.
- Coverage situates the Merz filings within a wider rise in §130 cases nationwide, citing actions in Fürth, Sebnitz and Meerbusch and a CDU complaint against a Left faction leader in Berlin-Neukölln.