The Saxon police are investigating an assault reported by the Brandenburg AfD parliamentary group leader Hans-Christoph Berndt on the fringes of the AfD national party conference in Riesa at the weekend. A police spokesperson explained that an investigation into dangerous bodily harm to a 68-year-old man was underway at the Dresden police headquarters. According to dpa information, the 68-year-old is Berndt.
"According to the information, the man was attacked by an unknown group of people on his way to the AfD party conference," said the police spokesperson. The exact circumstances are to be clarified in the course of the investigation.
Faction leader Berndt with a black eye
Berndt entered the Potsdam state parliament on Tuesday with a black eye. According to his own account, he was surrounded by "Antifa people" as he arrived in his car on Saturday. They had covered his car with stickers and let the air out of the tires. He then briefly left the car. When he tried to get back into his car, someone "slammed the car door on his head".
AfD in Saxony demands clarification
The AfD in the Saxon state parliament is calling for a special meeting of the interior committee on the police operation at the federal party conference. A good 10,000 people demonstrated against the AfD there on Saturday, with the party conference starting late. AfD interior politician Sebastian Wippel said that they wanted to clarify how the attacks on AfD leaders such as Alice Weidel and Hans-Christoph Berndt could have happened.
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