Overview
- The intruder entered the visitors’ gallery with a visitor pass and then rushed into the Abgeordnetenhaus plenary chamber on 2 July where plainclothes bodyguards restrained him and handed him to police.
- Police say a knife was later found in the man’s luggage at the cloakroom while he did not carry a weapon on his person when he entered the chamber.
- Authorities opened investigations for disturbing the work of a legislative body under §106b StGB and for bodily harm, and the state criminal protection unit (Staatsschutz) is now examining a possible political motive.
- Reporting differs on the man’s background with one outlet calling him an asylum seeker living in Spandau and police identifying him as a 52‑year‑old German, and the parliament informed deputies internally without issuing a public press release.
- The incident led the Abgeordnetenhaus to tighten security, including stricter visitor registration and controls, raising questions about how a weapon-bearing bag passed screening and what further access changes will follow before the election.