85% rise in crimes targeting German politicians and politically active individuals in 2022, with a 20% increase in violent crimes.

Germany's Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, reported a significant 85% rise in crimes targeting politicians and politically active individuals in 2022, with a 20% increase in violent crimes. Faeser emphasized the importance of the constitutional state not tolerating such violence and called for perpetrators to be prosecuted. She plans to present the statistics for politically motivated crimes in 2023.

May 18, 2024
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