Overview
- Police say a physical confrontation took place in Stendal on Thursday evening between an immunity-holder and two 14-year-olds and that a suspected striking weapon was used, leaving one child treated for a light concussion and multiple bruises.
- The Landeskriminalamt (LKA) Sachsen-Anhalt has taken over the case and confirmed investigators will be able to pursue criminal measures only after permission to remove the person’s parliamentary immunity.
- Multiple outlets identify the immunity-holder as AfD MEP Arno Bausemer, who posted on Facebook that he and a party colleague caught the youths, handed them to police and filed a complaint for property damage.
- Green and Left leaders immediately condemned the reported violence and called for Bausemer’s resignation if the allegations are confirmed, a development that intensifies scrutiny of a highly polarized campaign with around 620 reported cases of poster vandalism in the state.
- Separately, federal and state interior ministers have urged faster, coordinated expansion of Germany’s drone‑defence after last week’s discovery of an explosive‑laden drone in Leipzig, raising broader security concerns during the election period.