After campaign workers from the Left Party were insulted and threatened with a sword in Dohna near Dresden, the police are investigating a 69-year-old man. According to the police, the man is suspected of coercion. The accused is accused of having threatened the group of five people with violence and urging them to leave from his home on Wednesday evening.
Shortly afterwards, according to the police, the 69-year-old approached the campaign team in a threatening manner with a sword, causing them to flee. The Left Party had previously spoken of a machete in a statement. According to his statement, the suspect had felt disturbed by the noise on the street. The campaign workers, aged between 15 and 20, had been handing out flyers there. The police say they have confiscated the sword.
Attacker insults election campaign team
The man insulted the group with the words “piss off, otherwise I’ll chop your head off,” the Left Party announced on Thursday. According to the report, the attacker had pursued the five campaign workers. The group was able to flee and filed a complaint, it was said.
