The boss of Herero complains of the defeat at the ceremony in Berlin

The leader of the African Herero ethnic group, according to their own statement, does not participate in a ceremony planned in Berlin. The meeting concerns the memory of the genocide of Herero and Nama during the colonial period in present-day Namibia.

At the end of August, representatives of Namibia will receive several skulls, which date back to the German colonial era in what was then German South West Africa (1884 -1915).

German troops killed about 65,000 of the 80,000 Hereros and at least 10,000 of the 20,000 Nama, according to historians. The skulls of the murdered members of the Herero and Nama tribes have been partly transmitted to German museums.

Herero and Nama sue Germany

On the occasion of the ceremony, the federal government will bear the travel and accommodation expenses of a Namibian delegation of 25 members, said Vekuii Rukoro, the boss of Herero in New York.

"My name was dropped because I went to court against Germany," said Rukoro, who has been the "supreme leader" of the Herero since 2014. There was no confirmation official from the German side at the beginning.

The Herero and Nama brought an action for damages against Germany in New York. That's the case of the lawsuit is also open after an hour-long hearing on Tuesday. The federal government has called for dismissal of the claim for damages by the affected ethnic groups.

Federal government lawyer Jeffrey Harris argued that the Herero and Nama clbad action laws violated the principle of state immunity. As a result, it is forbidden to sue a country in the courts of another country.

The legal representative of Namibian ethnic groups, Kenneth McCallion, challenged Tuesday, among other things, that the revenues of the former Reich government Herero and Nama were invested in the acquisition of four properties in New York City.

Million Dollars Earned in the African Colonies

One of these properties is the current headquarters of the UN and the Consulate General in the immediate vicinity of the United Nations on the East River.

The building is German Treasury, which has earned millions and millions of dollars in the African colony, said US lawyer Kenneth McCallion.

Attorney Jeffrey Harris, who represents Germany in the lawsuit, argued that the property of today can not be traced back to the German colonial era . "Between two world wars, after which Germany was absolutely bankrupt." Two representatives of the German Consulate were also present at the hearing.

Since 2014, she has been negotiating with the Namibian government for a declaration of reconciliation. In her, she wants to apologize for the atrocities. The negotiations also focus on the expansion of development badistance in Namibia.