Initially there was discuss of an assault on a “politically elected official”. Lastly, the Saxon AfD posted on platform X that it was state parliament member Mario Kumpf.
AfD politician Mario Kumpf was bodily attacked in a grocery store in Ebersbach-Neugersdorf, Saxony. The felony hit the politician within the face within the store early on Wednesday afternoon after which went buying, the police stated.
Kumpf himself known as the police after the assault. Emergency companies apprehended the 53-year-old suspected perpetrator and filed an assault report. The state safety company has taken over the investigation.
In a press launch, police initially spoke solely of a “politically elected official”. The Saxon AfD parliamentary group posted on on-line platform X on Wednesday night that it was Kumpf. The police haven’t offered any additional details about the precise background of the crime. Kumpf has been a member of the Saxon state parliament since 2019.
