Massive statements of support for Jürgen Conings on social media

The possibly heavily armed Conings (46), who is still without a trace since he left his home in Dilsen-Stokkem on Monday morning, can count on increasing support. Earlier this week he received praise from Tomas Boutens, the former and convicted leader of the extreme right-wing group BBET (Blood, Soil, Honor and Faith). Boutens wrote in a Facebook post that Conings, like many other soldiers who have been on a foreign mission, “has known very dark days.”

That line is now being continued by other Facebook users. Conings would be a “hero” who “did everything for his Fatherland”. Several groups have been gaining popularity since the day before yesterday and are specially set up to support the man. Some already have thousands of members. Not only former soldiers, soldiers or friends and acquaintances of Conings eagerly post messages in the platforms, also some public figures adore the man. Carrera Neefs, former municipal councilor for Vlaams Belang from Wuustwezel, writes that Conings “has been working all his life” and that the “problem of others is that he is on the right” and “is tired of corona madness”.

Support is also requested through petitions. Via AVAAZ, the platform for citizen petitions, a petition that has only been online since Thursday is being signed by thousands of people. A call from Raf V. to “let Jürgen live” does not fall on deaf ears. The author insinuates that “the state that has used him for years to do the dirty work wants to kill him.” According to the anonymous author, Conings would also be “tilted”. Raf V .: “The man has a wife and two children and may have been taken aback. Jürgen Conings is a soldier who gave his whole life to the state! ”

Raf V. claims in his petition that he “has no political preference”.