“Modern culture of remembrance” in the District of Düren: Administrative Court Aachen denies grant of a preliminary order against the District’s “flower ban”, appeal to the Higher Administrative Court (Published on 23/03/2023, latest update on 21/04/2023)
With decision of 22/03/2023 the Administrative Court Aachen denied the grant of a preliminary order against the so-called “flower ban” imposed by the District of Düren for the Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen and Vossenack.
An initial report on the decision is available here.
An appeal was lodged against the decision of the Administrative Court Aachen of 22/03/2023 to dismiss the case, which is now to be decided by the Higher Administrative Court of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Further articles on the topic:
- District of Düren prohibits the laying of flowers and candles at the Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen and Vossenack (12/02/2023)
- Laying of wreaths by the Administrator of the District of Düren at the Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen and Vossenack on Remembrance Day 2022 – or: Quod licet iovi, non licet bovi? (21/04/2023)
- District of Düren denies “flower ban” on Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen Forest to press and media (13/05/2023)
- “Flower ban” of the District of Düren on the Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen Forest: Higher Administrative Court of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia rejects the appeal against the denial of urgent legal protection (03/07/2023)
- Administration out of control: District of Düren now also bans photos of the fallen in uniform at Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen Forest (18/08/2023)
(Head picture: Military Cemetery Hürtgen, August 2022,
grave of an “unknown with child” and three unknown soldiers)
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