The far-right magazine "Compact" is defending itself against its ban before the Federal Administrative Court. On Wednesday evening, both a lawsuit and an urgent appeal were received, a spokesperson for the court in Leipzig told the German Press Agency on Thursday. The Federal Administrative Court is the court of first and last instance for such lawsuits.
On July 16, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) banned the magazine, which had been classified as right-wing extremist by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. She justified the move by stating that "Compact" was a "central mouthpiece of the right-wing extremist scene" and was directed against the constitutional order.
