Overview

• Ronney W., a Sebnitz roofing master, published an apprenticeship ad excluding Jews, Black people, and others using offensive slurs.
• The city of Sebnitz condemned the ad as 'unacceptable' and filed criminal complaints against both the advertiser and the publisher.
• Publisher Linus Wittich Medien KG apologized, retracted the ad from its digital edition, and terminated its business relationship with Ronney W.
• The Staatsanwaltschaft Dresden is currently reviewing the ad to determine if it constitutes a violation of Germany's hate speech laws.
• The incident has sparked discussions about oversight in official publications and concerns over right-wing sentiment in the region.