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Police Open Disciplinary Probe Into AfD Candidate

Authorities will check whether an officer’s campaign appearances and paid DJ promotions happened while he was medically unfit, which could violate rules that bar secondary work during temporary incapacity.

Der AfD-Landratskandidat Uwe Arendt (links) mit den AfD-Landtagsabgeordneten Gordon Köhler (mitte) und Daniel Wald in Leuna, Sachsen-Anhalt.
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Gegen Kriminalhauptkommissar läuft ein Verfahren wegen AfD-Wahlkampf trotz Krankschein.

Overview

  • Police-Inspektion Halle opened a disciplinary procedure that was reported on Sunday, May 24, to investigate activities by Kriminalhauptkommissar Uwe Arendt during a reported long sick leave.
  • Local reporting says Arendt was on sick leave from late July 2025 to mid-April 2026 yet attended about 15 Kreistag and Merseburg city council sessions and ran visible campaign activity including a triell and social-media posts.
  • Arendt also works as a secondary entertainer under the name “DJ Eddy,” and investigators are checking whether he promoted or actually performed DJ appearances during the sick-leave period.
  • Arendt rejects the accusations, says he had a major spinal operation and is no longer on sick leave, vows to remain a candidate for Saalekreis landrat, and the state interior ministry has declined detailed comment.
  • If checks confirm work during a period of temporary incapacity, the written restriction on his permitted Neben­tätigkeit could mean a service offense with possible disciplinary sanctions and notable political fallout given recent similar cases.