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18-year-old Left Party Politician Assaulted Again in Berlin’s Lichtenberg

Supporters plan a solidarity demonstration on Friday to protest a rash of right-wing attacks against the 18-year-old politician.

Lasko Schleunung sitzt in weißem Kurzarmhemd und hellgrauer Hose auf einer Steintreppe.
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Linken-Politiker Lasko Schleunung ist in Berlin bedroht worden, kurz nach einem Angriff auf ihn.

Overview

  • On June 3, an unknown assailant shoved and threatened Lasko Schleunung in the Rummelsburg quarter of Lichtenberg.
  • The State Security department has taken over the case and is probing the incident after confirming Schleunung was clearly identifiable as a Left Party member.
  • Schleunung was previously attacked on May 21 in a Lichtenberg park, suffering a head injury that required hospital treatment.
  • In late March, he received a handwritten death threat reading “Lasko töten” along with insults against his party.
  • A solidarity rally is set for Friday at Roederplatz in Lichtenberg to demand stronger protection for political activists targeted by right-wing violence.