Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has pledged to support the SPD politician after the attack on the citizens’ office of Karamba Diaby, Member of the Bundestag.
On Wednesday were on a window of the Diabys Citizens’ Office in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt several bullet holes have been found.
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Merkel spoke briefly to Diaby during the debate on organ donation in the Bundestag on Thursday morning. After talking to Annalena Baerbock (Greens) and former Health Minister Ulla Schmidt (SPD), the Chancellor stood with Diaby in the back row of the plenary for a while. In doing so, she signaled her support, Diaby later said.
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The attack on the Senegalese black Diaby’s Citizens’ Bureau had caused dismay and concern. The office of the SPDBundestag members attacked in Halle an der Saale. An employee of Diaby had noticed the holes in the window pane at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday and had informed the police.
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There are five holes several millimeters in size in the shop window of the citizens’ office. It is a double disc, the second disc withstood the attack. According to information from SPIEGEL, the police are currently assuming that the unknown perpetrators may have used a so-called airsoft weapon. These work via compressed air and shoot small plastic balls.
However, the police have no information about the perpetrator (s). The evaluation of the traces continues, said a spokeswoman, police and state security investigate. No projectiles were found, according to the police.
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Diaby has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. The SPD politician was previously a city councilor in Halle. The 58-year-old has been receiving for years Violence and death threats from the right-wing radical scene, His office has also been attacked several times.
“There have always been insults and threats against me on social media, but this attack has reached a new level of violence,” Diaby tells SPIEGEL, “I very much hope and am confident that the police will clear up the case quickly.”
Meanwhile, Diaby said on Twitter that he was deeply grateful for the solidarity that he had received from thousands of people. “You give me strength and courage.”
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In another tweet, Diaby wrote that the office was also open on Thursday. Numerous citizens had visited it and assured its employees and him of their support.
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