Overview
- The Baden-Württemberg Interior Ministry reported €404,369 in costs tied to 5,480 police hours and 485 officers for the September debate in Tübingen.
- The figures were disclosed in an official response to a formal inquiry from the SPD parliamentary group.
- Police had prepared for possible violence; protests outside stayed mostly calm with minor scuffles, and about 30 disruptors were escorted from the hall.
- Mayor Boris Palmer called the heavy security regrettable but said the democratic discussion justified the expense.
- AfD state leader Markus Frohnmaier blamed the costs on counter-demonstrators, while SPD MP Dorothea Kliche-Behnke faulted Palmer for striking a deal with the AfD.