Martin Sellner, Austrian right-wing activist, speaks at a rally of the Identitarian Movement. The former head of the far-right Identitarian movement in Austria, Martin Sellner, has been banned from entering Germany. Sebastian Willnow/dpa
The former head of the far-right Identitarian movement in Austria, Martin Sellner, was banned on Tuesday from entering Germany, but he said he would appeal the decision. Sellner, in a video on X (formerly Twitter), confirmed the ban and his plans to appeal. He described the move as the "nuclear weapon of the entry ban" and called it "completely excessive" and an offence against the free democratic basic order. German law is "being interpreted in a completely distorted way" he added. He said he expects appeal proceedings to take up to two months. Sellner, who said he is currently in Austria, do...
