BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday there must be “consequences” following an Islamist rally in Hamburg that drew condemnation from politicians across the country.
More than 1,000 people took part in a demonstration in this northern German city on Saturday, holding signs with slogans such as “the caliphate is the solution” and calling for the introduction of sharia law. Authorities said the protest was organized by people close to an organization called “Muslim Interactive,” a group that experts say rejects democracy and that national intelligence services describe as extremist.
“It is clear that all Islamist activities must be combatted using the possibilities and options of our rule of law,” Scholz said at a press conference alongside Montenegro Prime Minister Milojko Spajić.
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