German prosecutors have charged two men with aggravated assault over the attack of an Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) councillor, including one suspect identified by German media as a local Social Democratic Party (SPD) politician. The case and the filed charges reflect increasing political violence against right-wing politicians.
Tweet translation – Norbert Raatz (AfD council member in the Hürth city council). He was repeatedly attacked by an SPD council member and faction leader, Lukas Gottschalk.
Norbert Raatz (Ratsmitglied der AfD im Hürther Stadtrat). Er wurde mehrfach von einem SPD-Ratsmitglied und Fraktionsvorsitzenden, Lukas Gottschalk, angegriffen.😡
#NiewiederGewaltgegenAfDler#Gewaltfreidemokratie#sowashatniemand verdient pic.twitter.com/GZXS2nu7XM
— AfD im Westen (@bootzip2) December 22, 2024
