Udo Pastörs
Udo Pastörs (born 1952 in Wegberg) is a German politician, former leader of the far-right NPD, and formerly a representative in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Personal life
Pastörs was born on August 24, 1952 in Wegberg, West Germany.
His learned profession is that of a clockmaker. He is married and has one daughter with his wife, Marianne Pastörs.
He joined the NPD in 2000. In 2005 he became the leader of the party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He was first elected to state parliament in 2006, receiving 7.3% of the vote. He has been leading the party fraction since 2006.
Criminal history
In a speech on February 25, 2009, Pastörs referred to the Federal Republic of Germany as a "Jew republic," to Turkish-German men as "semen cannons," and to Alan Greenspan as a "hook-nose." A local court found him guilty of "incitement of popular hatred" in May 2010, sentencing him to a suspended sentence of ten months and a €6,000 fine.[1][2]
External links
Udo Pastörs
- (German) Udo Pastörs (Website of Parliament of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
- (German) Udo Pastörs (NPD party website)
- (German) Udo Pastörs (Kandidatenwatch.de)
Criticism
- (German) Gernot Knödler: NPD will nicht stolpern. taz Nord vom 17. Juni 2006
- (German) Lagebericht Rechtsextremismus März 2006
- (German) Focus: NPD-Spitzenkandidat - Hitler als Phänomen gewürdigt
- (German) NDR: Staatsanwalt prüft Rede von NPD-Fraktionschef Pastörs; inklusive Link zu einem Radiobeitrag zu Pastörs demokratiefeindliche Rede
- (German) Spiegel.de: NPD-Fraktionschef nach Hetzrede im Visier der Staatsanwaltschaft
References
- ↑ "Hetze gegen Juden: NPD-Chef Pastörs verurteilt". ARD (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Bewährungsstrafe im Strafverfahren gegen Udo Pastörs" (Press release) (in German). Amtsgericht Saarbrücken. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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