Published 13 days ago

German teen turns himself in over attack on European election candidate

A 17-year-old turned himself in to police in Germany after an attack on an SPD lawmaker, labeled a threat to democracy by the country's leaders.
The teenager admitted to police in Dresden being the one who attacked Matthias Ecke, an SPD European parliament lawmaker, while he was putting up election posters.
Ecke, seriously injured in the assault, required an operation. Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the attack as a danger to democracy, emphasizing the need to reject such violence.

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The Guardian

Teenager turns himself in to police after attack on German lawmaker

Matthias Ecke, a European parliamentarian for Olaf Scholz’s SPD, was set upon while putting up EU election posters in Dresden

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

17-Year-Old Turns Self In After Attack On German Politician

A 17-year-old has turned himself in to police in Germany after an attack on a lawmaker that the country's leaders decried as a threat to democracy. The teenager reported to police in the eastern city of Dresden early Sunday morning and said he was "the perpetrator who had knocked down the SPD politician", police said in a statement. Matthias Ecke, 41, European parliament lawmaker for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD), was set upon …

13 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

German teen turns himself in over attack on European election candidate

A teenager has surrendered to police over an attack on a candidate from the party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz that has fueled concern about intimidation and violence in the run-up

13 days ago·United States

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abc News

German teen turns himself in over attack on European election candidate

A teenager has surrendered to police over an attack on a candidate from the party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz that has fueled concern about intimidation and violence in the run-up to next month’s election for the European Parliament

13 days ago·United States

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