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German politician blasts ‘totalitarian madness’ of sanctions on pro-Palestinian journalist

RT - Daily news·RT·3 days ago
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Berlin has imposed a “civil death” on Huseyin Dogru at Brussels’ behest, critics say Germany’s implementation of EU sanctions against a pro-Palestinian journalist whom Brussels has accused of fueling discord on Russia’s behalf has descended into “totalitarian madness,” German opposition politician Sahra Wagenknecht has said. Wagenknecht has called for financial restrictions imposed on Huseyin Dogru and his Berlin-based family to be lifted. On Tuesday, Dogru said Comdirect bank had frozen the assets of his elderly mother, citing what it described as a “control relationship over the funds by [her] son.” His wife’s bank account was targeted in March, while his father is reportedly under investigation by the authorities. “This is how dictatorships treat opposition figures,” the left-wing BSW party founder told Berliner Zeitung on Thursday. “The EU’s scandalous overreach against a German journalist and the German government’s complicity in breaking the law and collective punishment must finally stop,” she added.…

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