Overview
- A 23-year-old member of the CDU in Krefeld posted a TikTok video advocating murder and saying “now we gas the Muslims,” a clip first reported by the Rheinische Post and spread by an influencer.
- The local CDU and the party’s North Rhine-Westphalia office condemned the statements as disgusting and in stark conflict with party values and said they contacted police and prosecutors.
- The CDU filed a Strafanzeige and started internal exclusion procedures, with the party saying it will withhold further personal details for data-protection reasons.
- Krefeld police confirmed the matter is known to them and said the Staatsschutz and the public prosecutor’s office are handling the investigation, with the accused’s university also reported to have filed a complaint.
- The case highlights how social media can surface violent hate speech quickly and raises possible criminal charges under Germany’s laws on incitement and Volksverhetzung, with local Muslim groups saying they will pursue legal and civil responses.