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Green Youth Co-Chair Faces Bundestag Sanctions Over Anti-Police Slogans

Nietzard risks a fine or access‐ban for wearing anti-police and anti-wealth slogans in the Bundestag

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Julia Klöckner sitzt in einem blauen Blazer an ihrem Platz im Bundestag zwischen zwei männlichen Abgeordneten. Vor ihr steht der hölzerne Präsidentinnenhammer. Sie blickt ernst in Richtung Plenum. Bundestagspräsidentin Klöckner (CDU) greift gegen die polizeifeindlichen Aussagen von Nietzard (Grüne) durch. Foto: IMAGO / Future Image

Overview

  • Nietzard posted an Instagram story showing herself wearing a pullover emblazoned with “ACAB” and a cap reading “Eat the rich” as she headed to the Bundestag.
  • Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, through Parliament Director Paul Göttke, warned that such attire would violate house rules and could incur a fine of up to €5,000 or the revocation of her green access pass.
  • Nietzard has refused calls to apologize or step down and said she has “a few other pullovers in the closet” ready for public discussion.
  • Senior Green figures including Cem Özdemir and Winfried Kretschmann have publicly criticized Nietzard’s actions, while CDU politician Alexander Throm has called for her expulsion from the party.
  • The Green Party has until the usual deadline to respond to Klöckner’s letter, as the dispute highlights deeper tensions over law enforcement, free speech and social justice within the party.