First on the Left, now in the EU Parliament – clan boss Issa Remmo attends Islamism conference

Issa Remmo, known as the clan boss, took part in a conference on Islamism in the European Parliament in Brussels. As the “Bild” newspaper reports, the 58-year-old attended a symposium entitled “Democracies in the face of Islamism: wake up, resist, rebuild”. In addition to European politicians, representatives of Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities also took part in the event.

The conference took place at the invitation of French MEP Céline Imart from the conservative European People's Party (EPP), which also includes the CDU and CSU. Among the participants were several conservative MPs from European countries. The symposium was organized by the French Imam Hassen Chalghoumi, who advocates interreligious dialogue and condemns terrorism.

Remmo described the 54-year-old to the “Jüdische Allgemeine” as his “friend”. According to his own information, he was invited to the event by Chalghoumi. The two had previously appeared on the podium together at a discussion event. According to “Bild”, Remmo followed the speeches in Brussels via headphones with simultaneous translation and applauded several times.

Most recently, after the Berlin election, Remmo attracted attention by taking part in a left-wing election party. His connection to Neukölln's left-wing Bundestag member Ferat Koçak had also become public knowledge.

Koçak withdrew from the public eye after the House of Representatives election in Berlin and gave up his seat on the Bundestag's Interior Committee. He had come under pressure for exchanging friendly chat messages with one of Remmo's sons. Koçak himself called it a mistake and apologized.

In the meantime, Remmo says he has turned away from the party. He expressed his disappointment to “Bild” that the Left did not support him, even though he had campaigned for them in the election campaign.

Remmo belongs to a large family whose members have been convicted in the past for, among other things, robbery, extortion and violent crimes. Members of the family were also involved in high-profile crimes, including the theft of a gold coin from Berlin's Bode Museum and the jewel robbery from Dresden's Green Vault.