Left Party MP expelled from German parliament over Palestine t-shirt
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Bundestag president Julia Klöckner explained that political statements expressed through clothing are not allowed, before asking Köktürk to leave. #EuropeNews

Left Party MP Cansin Köktürk was thrown out of a German parliament plenary chamber on Wednesday for wearing a t-shirt with the word “Palestine” printed on it, a move deemed a political statement by the parliamentary leadership.

Bundestag President Julia Klöckner intervened during the session, reminding MPs that political messages on clothing are not permitted in the chamber.

While the Bundestag does not have a detailed dress code, its rules require MPs and visitors to dress “in keeping with the prestige” of the institution. Enforcement of this standard is left to the discretion of the session chair.

  • misk@sopuli.xyz
    13·
    2 days ago

    Good for them, politics has no place in…

    checks notes

    …in politics?

  • teft@lemmy.world
    71·
    2 days ago

    Past incidents suggest the issue is not limited to any one party or political leaning.

    Left Party MP Cansin Köktürk was thrown out of a German parliament plenary chamber on Wednesday for wearing a t-shirt with the word “Palestine” printed on it

    In 2017, a 13-year-old girl visiting the Bundestag on a school trip was asked at security to zip up her “Refugees Welcome” sweatshirt to conceal the slogan.

    And in 2009, a student was stopped for wearing a T-shirt reading “Make love, not war.”

    Sure seems like it’s limited to one type of thought process.