Two deputies slightly injured
Antifa is committed to “disruptive action” at the AfD stand
May 10, 2024, 10:47 a.m
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On Wednesday, two AfD MPs were slightly injured in front of the Stuttgart state parliament. The police are investigating. Now a local Antifa alliance is speaking out. The group speaks of a “creative disruptive action” which was followed by a scuffle.
The Anti-Fascist Action Alliance Stuttgart and Region has committed to the protest at an AfD information stand in front of the state parliament, as a result of which two AfD MPs were slightly injured. The group admitted on its homepage and on Instagram that it had “disturbed” the AfD stand at Eckensee in Stuttgart. After a short time, “a scuffle broke out between the security service and members of the AfD.”
The two AfD MPs reported being hit in the neck and head. Antifa did not respond to the police’s information that two members of parliament had been physically attacked and injured by the disruptors. The AfD presents itself as a victim. The activists wrote in a statement that they had been physically harassed by both security employees and AfD MPs. There is talk of a “creative disruptive action”.
The Antifascist Action Alliance also criticized State Parliament President Muhterem Aras (Greens) for saying she regretted the incident. The state security agency is investigating the case. A police spokesman said that a connection to Antifa could be assumed based on the inscriptions on the unrolled banner. That is the subject of the investigation.
According to police reports, two AfD politicians were attacked in front of the state parliament on Wednesday before a celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of the Basic Law. Medical care was therefore not necessary.