Pepper spray attack on the Left Youth office in Oranienburg
After an attack on members of the Left Youth in Oranienburg, the police are investigating a possible political background.
Quick Look
- In Oranienburg, two members of the Left Youth were injured in a pepper spray attack in their party office.
- The police suspect a political motive behind the crime, in which an unknown man and his companions fled after an argument.
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Why It Matters
The police are investigating a physical altercation and the use of pepper spray in a Left Youth party office in Oranienburg.
After a pepper spray attack against members of the Left Youth in Oranienburg, the party speaks of an “unprecedented attack”. “This violence must be stopped with all consistency,” said the state chairwoman of the Left, Katharina Slanina. Attacks like this were aimed “at destroying effective democratic structures.”
According to police, two people aged 20 and 32 were injured in the party office on Sunday. An unknown person had previously made “provocative comments towards the four people present,” said a police spokesman. When the unknown person was asked to leave the office, he did not comply with the request. According to police, there was a verbal argument and physical scuffles. The man then sprayed pepper spray in the direction of the two members of the left-wing youth group.
According to the information, the unknown person fled with his companions who had been waiting outside the door. They couldn't be caught by the police. The police assume that the crime had a political background.
Open Questions
- Who are the unknown perpetrators?
- Are there concrete indications of the political motivation?
