Holger Apfel (pictured above) the deputy chairman of the far-right German National Democratic party of Germany (NDP) is believed to be seeking entry into Australia in order to participate in the 2005 Sydney Forum on August 27-29th.

The forum is a gathering of racist-right activists from across the white nationalist spectrum. This event is being put together by the tiny Australia First Party/Patriotic Youth League and their main organiser, the notorious Jim Saleam.

Holger Apfel is most well known for leading his NDP faction out of the Saxony parliament in protest during a minutes silence to commemorate the victims of the Auschwitz death camp.

Fight dem back! has alerted both the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMIA) and the Australian Federal Police to the possibility of Herr Apfel seeking a visa. We are also coordinating a response with anti-racism groups in Germany.

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has lodged similar expressions of concern with Australian authorities.

Neither DIMIA nor the AFP are willing to publicly comment on this matter.