Overview
- A passerby discovered a written death threat on a bench and a trash can in Munich's Englischer Garten, prompting police notification and an escalation to the Kriminalfachdezernat 4 political-crimes unit.
- The message explicitly tied the threat to the AfD's election victory in Sachsen-Anhalt, linking the incident to recent political tensions.
- Charlotte Knobloch, the 93-year-old former president of the Central Council of Jews and a long‑time anti-antisemitism campaigner, canceled her scheduled appearance after her security advisers reviewed the threat.
- The scheduled book event at the Fat Cat continued without Knobloch, with participants publicly condemning the intimidation and expressing solidarity.
- Police are treating the case as a politically sensitive matter and are asking witnesses to come forward as the Staatsschutz investigation continues; Kriminalfachdezernat 4 handles politically motivated offences in Munich.