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Eugene

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Thu May 12, 2016, 02:13 PM May 2016

German court tells Munich Hofbraeukeller to host right-wing AfD

Source: BBC

German court tells Munich Hofbraeukeller to host right-wing AfD

12 May 2016 Europe

A Munich beer hall where Adolf Hitler launched his political career has been ordered to overturn a ban on a meeting by right-wing populist party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD).

AfD had booked the Hofbraeukeller for an address by party leader Frauke Petry to hundreds of supporters.

But the beer hall cancelled the booking after the party agreed a policy that Islam was "not part of Germany".

Landlord Ricky Steinberg said he feared protests outside the venue.

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But the Munich district court ruled on Thursday that the beer hall was tied to the rental contract. AfD officials said they had already paid a €6,100 (£4,800; $7,000) deposit for the event.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36274043
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