Overview
- Police recorded a string of suspected politically motivated offenses across multiple Berlin districts over a short period, including torn, cut and defaced posters and confrontations at party information stands.
- Officers in Prenzlauer Berg said a 29‑year‑old party worker was insulted and a 44‑year‑old reported a man grabbed her arm and tore material from her; those involved were released after identity checks.
- In Zehlendorf police stopped a 54‑year‑old who allegedly tore a poster from a lamppost and registered about two per mille alcohol on a breath test.
- In Charlottenburg an election poster was defaced with a national‑socialist symbol and the image of the pictured person was disfigured, while in Reinickendorf several posters were set on fire and a lamppost was damaged but remained functional.
- All incidents have been referred to the Polizeilicher Staatsschutz at the State Criminal Police Office, which signals authorities treat the cases as politically charged and raises concern about rising vandalism ahead of the vote.