Telekom refutes AfD politician Höcke: Legal steps checked

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Deutsche Telekom has rejected the assertion of the AfD politician Björn Höcke regarding an earlier advertising slogan of the company and examines legal steps. During a TV duel, Höcke claimed that Telekom used the sentence "Everything for Germany" as an advertising saying a few years ago. A Telekom spokesman said that this statement was wrong and legal steps are initiated.

The sentence mentioned is a forbidden solution of the SA, the paramilitary fighting organization of the NSDAP. Due to the use of this slogan in a speech, Höcke will have to answer for the allegation of using indicators in Halle next week before the district court in Halle.

In addition to the current discussion with Höcke, Telekom had already acted against AfD federal spokeswoman Alice Weidel last year, who had made similar statements. Weidel was asked to refrain from this claims, whereupon she agreed to refrain from doing so in the future.

Höcke himself, who is a history teacher, defended his choice of words in the TV duel and claimed that he did not know during the speech that it was a SA slogan. He described the sentence as a "common saying". Telekom is determined to proceed against the claims of Höcke and makes it clear that the advertising saying mentioned was never used by the company.