Nazi scandal rocks exclusive Sylt island club, sparks national outrage
25 May 2024 10:06, updated: 25 May 2024 15:38
"Nazi scandal shakes the German island of Sylt, known as the 'island of the beautiful and rich,' writes the portal of the 'Bild' daily. According to the portal, in Kampen, a group of wealthy young people filmed themselves at the 'Pony' club, singing: Germany for the Germans – foreigners out.'
Stroenwai Street in Kampen is better known as the 'Whisky Mile': luxury residences, high-end boutiques, and celebrity bars. Ferraris, Mercedes G-Class, and Bentleys drive here. It is a hotspot for the rich and famous on Sylt - reports 'Bild'.
The ‘Pony’ club is known as a place where the children of TV stars, artists, and entrepreneurs regularly party.
On Thursday, a video appeared on social media showing young men and women celebrating Pentecost outside the club.
With rosé wine and champagne in glasses, well-off guests sing 'Germany for Germans, foreigners out!' (Deutschland den Deutschen, Ausländer raus), to the melody of the song 'L'amour Toujours' by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. In recent months, neo-Nazis have repeatedly used this song to spread xenophobic slogans - notes 'Bild'. One of the guests in the recording also performs a gesture similar to the Hitler salute.
On its Instagram channel, the ‘Pony’ club takes a clear stance on what can be seen in the video. Club "distances itself from all forms of racism and discrimination." - was written.
Olaf Scholz: Repulsive slogans
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz commented on the matter. It is clear that "such slogans are repulsive and unacceptable" - the head of the government said on Friday in Berlin, quoted by the portal of the daily 'Die Welt'.
The German government's commissioner for combating racism, Reem Alabali-Radovan, told the DPA agency on Friday that "celebrity club guests on Sylt openly and shamelessly proclaim right-wing extremist and racist slogans against immigrants and their descendants. This is disgusting and unbearable".