National Democratic Party supporters marching in Dresden
A 46 year-old unidentified British man was attacked by a group of neo-Nazis, with ties to the BNP, while shopping with his wife and 4 year-old child in a bakery in Hamburg, Germany.
Members of the National Democratic Party (NDP) are believed to have approached the Briton, who is black, with leaflets calling for a ban on immigration and said to him, “‘Here, take one of these with you back to where you belong”.
A member of the violent group ”pushed” him against a glass window as second man “punched” him and a third ”sprayed pepper spray in his eyes”. An eye witness said, “The wife was screaming for them to leave her husband alone but they just heaped more racial abuse on her as her little boy screamed ‘leave my daddy alone!’ It was vicious and unprovoked.”
In Deceember 2008, The Daily Telegraph reported that in the first ten months of 2008 Germany saw 30% increase of incidents perpetrated by far-Right offenders, including violent attacks.
In August 2002, the BNP leader, Nick Griffin, attended the NDP Pressefest Rally. He was photographed for the NDP’s newspaper Deutsche Stimme with NDP leader Udo Voigt and former KKK leader David Duke.
Also, in March 2005 Griffin was invited to take part in the NDP rally “National Awakening in the 21st Century”. However, he did not attend due to duties and other commitments.
Nothing British believes that these disturbing incidents represent a trend across Britain and Europe of ultra-racist groups becoming revitalised by the electoral success of neo-Nazis - who are capitalizing on the economic crisis, uncontrolled immigration and religious fanaticism. We also believe that the BNP’s refusal to distance itself from groups such as the NDP is further proof that the party’s change is merely cosmetic and not a genuine ideological shift to the mainstream.
“Black British man attacked by Neo-Nazi thugs” – By The Daily Mail.
