Overview
- Police in Winsen say a house and car linked to AfD politician Julia Gehrckens were daubed with black paint, with “Nazi” sprayed on the wall and air let from several tires in the night to Wednesday.
- The state security unit took over the case and is investigating on suspicion of property damage and insult, with no suspects named and no confirmed motive.
- Gehrckens, 27, is deputy chair of the AfD’s Harburg-Land district and sits on the board of the party’s new youth group, Generation Deutschland.
- AfD leaders condemned the act as a likely left-wing attempt to intimidate, and the party says supporters have donated more than €5,500 to help her.
- Local activists had campaigned against her and she received a party reprimand over past remarks, a mix that could sharpen tensions before September’s municipal elections.