A far-right German political party endorsed by Elon Musk in December has been accused of distributing flyers that mirror "deportation plane tickets" addressed to "illegal immigrants."
Residents in Karlsruhe, a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, contacted law enforcement on Tuesday after they found flyers that look like plane tickets, the Guardian reported.
The passenger was listed as "illegal immigrant" and the destination as a "safe country of origin." A tagline added, "Only remigration can still save Germany."
Local police have opened a criminal investigation into "persons unknown on suspicion of incitement of racial hatred."
Markus Frohnmaier, co-chair of the AfD's Baden-Württemberg state association, stated he supported "the creative action by local chapters," according to the Guardian.
The party also wanted nearly 1 million Syrians to return to the country from Germany after the former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was ousted, arguing it was "enforcement of existing law."
The Alternative for Germany party has been labeled by German courts a "suspected extremist" party and is notorious for radical language that staunchly opposes immigration.
Musk threw his support behind the party in December, writing in an X post, "Only the AfD can save Germany." Shortly afterward, he published an op-ed in a German newspaper, further championing the party. His contribution led to an editor's resignation.
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