This picture was taken during the AfD state party conference in Lower Saxony and is being distributed on Facebook: a group of police officers in front of a German flag.

The AfD politician Armin-Paul Hampel posted this picture on Facebook :

The descriptive text for the image:

“+++ Attention Mr. Pistorius, there are still brave police officers in Lower Saxony! +++

Today before the state party conference of the AfD Lower Saxony in Oldenburg.
After their deployment, Lower Saxony police officers fly black, red and gold flags.
Hundreds of AfDlers return the greeting by singing the national anthem!

Respect, thanks and recognition!

# Hampel # AfD # Party Congress # Police # Lower Saxony # Oldenburg # Pistorius "

Taken out of context

The picture is real, the politician states “private” on the picture as the source.
Hampel's contribution is apparently intended to create the impression that the Lower Saxony police officers would patriotically stand on the side of the AfD and therefore hold the German flag high.

However, the Oldenburg police make it clear on Facebook that this is not the case.
Accordingly, the police officers lined up on the sidelines of the event to give a fitting farewell to a long-time colleague during his last mission. This depiction is credible in that the picture also shows an officer speaking in front of the flag while the other police officers listen to him.

The Oldenburg police also mention that the publication of this picture is not authorized. It is therefore to be expected that criminal action will be taken against the publication of the image, combined with the distorted representation.

Here is the complete counter statement from the Oldenburg police on Facebook:

It is also more than sad for the outgoing civil servant that his retirement is now being politically abused for such propaganda purposes.


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