Attacked AfD politician: „Left-wing extremists“ blameThe Bundestag member of the right-wing populist AfD (Alternative for Germany), Frank Magnitz, has blamed radical left for the attack on him on Monday night. The newspaper „Die Welt“ (Thursday edition) said the politician: „The attack bears the hallmarks of left-wing extremists.“
To a robbery it is „definitely not“, so the country chairman of the Bremer AfD. Contrary to police findings, Magnitz, who had already left the hospital, continued to speak of an „assassination attempt.“ Asked that the police does not see any evidence of attempted murder, the 66-year-old said that these were „legal quibbles“. He was „attacked from behind“ and could have „lost his life“.
Concept „squared timber“ controversial
The Bremer AfD meanwhile relativized their presentation of the attack. She had first spoken of an „assassination attempt“ and stated in a press release that Magnitz had been beaten unconscious with a „squared timber“ and lying on the ground further with kicks against the head. Accordingly, the perpetrators only stopped when an artisan intervened.
Magnitz’s deputy as AFD country chief, Thomas Jürgewitz, told the newspapers of the spark media group, the term „square timber“ one of the construction workers needed. „But the man has not reappeared so far,“ added the vice-AFD national association chief. Incidentally, he could „consciously recognize nothing wrong with the presentation in the press release“.
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The Bremen prosecutor rejects this presentation meanwhile. The investigation has thus far revealed that Magnitz was „jumped from behind“ by one of three unknown men. Magnitz then fell to the ground and suffered a bleeding injury to the head. The police investigate because of dangerous bodily injury, the state protection because of a politically motivated act.
According to police and prosecutors there was no evaluation of the previously secured video footage, according to the preliminary investigation, no blow with an object. The attackers fled after the strike and the fall. Two craftsmen who loaded their car nearby, became aware of the lying on the ground Magnitz and called the rescue service.
