AfD get together convention: Police beat left-wing politician unconscious | EUROtoday

According to his get together, the Saxon left-wing politician Nam Duy Nguyen was crushed unconscious by a police officer in the course of the protests in opposition to the AfD get together convention in Riesa. A companion was additionally hit within the face and injured, the get together management in Berlin stated. “We will file criminal charges against the responsible officials,” stated get together chief Jan van Aken. A spokesman for the police in Dresden stated that they’d heard concerning the incident and have been investigating it: “We are investigating the case.”

Van Aken additional stated: “Both of them clearly pointed out their role as parliamentary observers with MP ID cards and high-visibility vests and behaved in a de-escalating manner. Nevertheless, they were hit in the face by police officers.”

According to the assertion, co-chairwoman Ines Schwerdtner stated: “We call on all parties in Saxony and nationwide to condemn this attack without any ifs or buts.” Police violence undermines the belief of residents and will essentially not be tolerated.

The 29-year-old Nam Duy Nguyen gained one of many two direct mandates for his get together in Leipzig within the state elections in Saxony on September 1, 2024, thus securing the left’s entry into the state parliament.

Around 10,000 folks demonstrated in opposition to the AfD federal get together convention in Riesa on Saturday. The temper was heated at instances, with demonstrators and police confronting one another in lots of locations. According to police, six officers have been barely injured.