The Sparkasse Chemnitz must set up a current account for the right-wing extremist Free Saxons on standard terms. This was decided by the Chemnitz Administrative Court after years of dispute. The public-sector bank had refused the small party such an account. "The party program poses a massive threat to the basic rights of our employees and customers," explained a spokesperson.
However, the court had already issued a temporary injunction in 2021 ordering the savings bank to open an account for the Free Saxons. The judges have now confirmed this in their ruling. In the written justification, which is available to dpa, they point out that the party is entitled to equal treatment and that the savings bank also holds accounts for other parties. In addition, the party is dependent on participation in cashless payment transactions for its work.
