Austrian Bank Shuts Down Account of Anti-Mass Migration Group
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Major Austrian bank Erste Bank has shut down the account of the Austrian Identitarians — a growing grass-roots movement opposed to mass migration — according to a press release from the activist group.
According to the press release the Identitarians assert
they have heard rumours of government pressure on the bank to terminate
their account. They note that the bank has not issued them a valid
reason for the closure of the account and that there had been no
problems in the past between the bank and the group.
The group also mentions that the bank has a specific
campaign to offer free accounts to migrants and asylum seekers while
ordinary Austrians pay large fees.
On the Erste Bank website a post dated from September 8th
of last year details the free account for asylum seekers. The account
only requires a proof of asylum and President of the Austrian Savings
Banks association regards it as a “first integrative step to be part of
society.”
Spokesman for the Identitarian movement of Austria, Alexander Markovics told Breitbart News
the bank “shut down our account for political reasons,” and that they
had told them in a letter the official reason was a breach of the
general terms and conditions of the account. When the bank was asked
which terms and conditions in particular, they received no reply. He
accused the bank of “positive discrimination” toward the migrants and
expressed dissatisfaction with the double standard.
Markovics went on to add that the bank had given them a
period of two months to transfer the money to a new bank. No action can
be taken with the account until the transfer occurs.
The Identitarians are a largely youthful movement active in
several European countries who strongly support traditional culture and
values while opposing mass immigration.
They have gained increasing prominence since the beginning
of the migrant crisis and made headlines for their innovative and often
controversial protests. Their border protests attract hundreds of people
in which they march along the border of Austria with Hungary, Slovenia
and most recently Germany chanting “wir sind die grenze,” or, “we are
the border.”
They also made headlines when Markovics was invited on a
political Q&A with Austrian chancellor Werner Faymann and asked him
directly why he is not fulfilling his duty to secure the border and
provide security for Austrians.
Breitbart has also reported
on their controversial protest in which they performed a mock beheading
of refugee welcome supporters while dressed up as ISIS executioners.
Their next protest is scheduled to be held in the Austrian
city of Graz on January 17th where they intend to hold a rally on behalf
of sexually abused women and hand out free pepper spray to protect
women against sexual assault.
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