"No end" to the murderous acts of the so-called National Socialist Underground (NSU) - that was the motto for the opening of the new documentation center. From now on, it will commemorate the victims of right-wing terror, the background and the failures of the security authorities in Chemnitz. At the same time, it is dedicated to the tasks that arise for a defensive democracy. At the inauguration at midday, the names of all ten victims of the NSU were read out loud.
Affected people also spoke at the opening. Gamze Kubaşık, whose father Mehmet was murdered by the NSU terrorists in Dortmund on April 4, 2006, called the establishment of the center long overdue and also considered the choice of location to be right. "Because Chemnitz is not just any place." The NSU had been operating here for years. "The perpetrators found protection here. They were covered up here. They were able to hide here undisturbed for years. That is part of the history of this city."
Abdulla Özkan, a victim of the nail bomb attack in Cologne on June 9, 2004, said: "This act not only changed my life, but that of many people in our community forever." We must not forget that the responsibility for such acts also lies with politicians. It is not enough just to document. "We must not forget what was and is also part of our reality: Why were the perpetrators of the NSU not investigated earlier? Why did people look away for years, cover up and fail?"
