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Hamburg (dpa / lno) - According to the protection of the Constitution, the Scientology Organization (SO), which is classified as extremist, is trying to recruit new followers with the corona pandemic in Hamburg.
"The anti-constitutional Scientology organization is also trying to instrumentalize the corona pandemic for its own alleged health campaign," said the spokesman for the state office, Marco Haase, of the German press agency.
For example, booklets with the title “HOW TO prevent the spread of diseases through isolation” are distributed to shops.
“At first glance, it is not immediately obvious to the reader that this is an SO campaign,” he said.
The so-called health program contained in the brochure is embedded in a larger Scientology campaign.
"The internet campaign with the tenor" How to stay well - How to keep yourself and others healthy "is international and is running in several countries."
In addition to instructional videos on the subject of hygiene, posters with titles such as “Keep your distance”, “Hand washing procedure” would be made available for download and printing.
Here, too, the SO disguise that it stands behind the campaign.
The people of Hamburg are currently also finding more and more the brochure “The Path to Happiness” in their mailboxes, in which the Scientology way of life is being advertised.
Online seminars on various topics of personal development and life support are also offered.
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It was “perfidious” how the anti-constitutional organization tried to get the contact details of people “who are currently in a personal crisis”, said Haase and asked for information on flyers, booklets and brochures.
"Any information will be treated confidentially," he assured.
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