Overview
- The candidate, Baris Karabacak, filed a police complaint saying his car was damaged and a campaign flyer with a handwritten xenophobic message was attached on 23 September.
- One day later prosecutors said they found concrete indications the reported attack might not be genuine and opened an investigation for falsely reporting a crime.
- Authorities executed a search warrant and seized at least one electronic device that is now undergoing forensic analysis.
- Karabacak denies the allegations through his lawyer and expects the case to be closed while CDU leaders say they will demand resignation or seek expulsion if the suspicions are confirmed.
- The episode follows Karabacak’s third-place finish in the Uetersen mayoral vote and raises broader concerns about public trust, the credibility of racist-incident reports, and how parties police false claims.