After the violent attack on the German Embassy in Sudan, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has prompted the Government in Khartoum in sharp form to ensure the security of German citizens. "That our message despite prior request was not adequately protected, we cannot accept" the FDP-politician said the "Welt am Sonntag".
He expects from the Sudan "that he guarantees the integrity of our message and the security of our compatriots in its entirety". Further demonstrations before the representatives of Germany, the UK and the United States are planned for Sunday in Khartoum.
Government mobilized targeted against Germany
Unlike as in the ongoing since Tuesday attacks against U.S. embassies in several countries of the Arab world, which had been triggered by an abusive movie produced in the United States about the Prophet Mohammed, the Government of the Sudan by radical Islamists under pressure mobilized also targeted against Germany and his Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
In a statement of the Foreign Ministry by the Sudanese News Agency SUNA Merkel was accused, she have two years ago the Danish cartoonist Kurt westergaard had honored, whose drawings of the Prophet Muhammad in 2006 provided for turmoil in the Islamic world.
Also, the Chancellor did not prevent that the right-wing populist party "Pro NRW" will show the controversial cartoons in rallies. "The German Chancellor has unfortunately welcomes an insult to Islam and thus challenged the peaceful coexistence of cultures", it was said.
Nook - "think price for westergaard is right"
The personal African representative of the Chancellor, Günter Nooke (CDU), is warned to be intimidated by the violence. "I think it is still correct and courageous, that Angela Merkel Mr westergaard awarded this prize has", said the "Welt am Sonntag" Nooke.
© dpaMerkels personal Africa representative, Günter Nooke (CDU)
It was important "that we openly represent our values as a politician." "Freedom of expression and freedom of the press is substantial for us." With regard to the abusive film Nooke urged also "increasingly religion to learn about, to understand what can be blasphemy in other regions of the world".
The German Trade Union of the police considers insufficient the protection of German embassies in the Arab and African region. "The ways to protect the diplomatic facilities from attacks in violent mass demonstrations missing of the federal police in these regions after today", said Chairman Bernhard Witthaut "Image on Sunday".
Polenz calls for review of hate videos
The CDU foreign policy expert Ruprecht Polenz called for a review of hate videos by the German authorities. The film, in which the Prophet Muhammad as a child molester, Schürzenjäger and homosexuals is vilified, could fall under section 166 Penal Code, which prohibits the abuse of religious beliefs.
The Party of "Pro Germany" had announced to want to show the film "Innocence of Muslims" in Berlin.
Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich (CSU) against the right-wing populist party proceed, these should be announced in the "mirror", decided as announced the controversial Mohammed video in Berlin public show. "Such groups and organizations want to provoke the Islamists in Germany", Friedrich said. "However, we must proceed with all legally permissible means."
The US police has heard the Director of videos on Saturday, to determine whether he had breached laws. The Government announced to send Marines to protect of their messages to Libya, in the Yemen and the Sudan.
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