Illegal activity is on the rise. - Graffiti appears on election signs once more.
Election campaigning in public spaces is still being targeted with attacks even just before the voting day in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern this Sunday. The Schwerin Police Department revealed on Monday that in the southern part of the state capital alone, there were 170 damaged election posters and holders reported over the weekend. These efforts primarily impacted the AfD's campaign. The posters were destroyed, torn down, and even smeared with red paint. The State Protection Office is now looking into the investigation.
Since the start of the European and local election campaign in April, posters have been vandalized or unlawfully removed in several locations across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. There have been instances where perpetrators were caught and charges have been filed against them.
An example of this occurred early Sunday morning in Ludwigslust where four young men aged 20 to 22 were arrested by the police. In an extremely intoxicated state, they seem to have destroyed posters at random, with charges of property damage subsequently filed by the local police.
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- Despite the impending elections this Sunday in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, elections advertising has once again become a target for crime, as revealed by the Schwerin Police Department, who reported over 170 damaged election posters and holders in the state capital's southern region over the weekend.
- The vandalism primarily affected the AfD's election campaign, with their posters being destroyed, torn down, and even smeared with red paint.
- In a separate incident early Sunday morning in Ludwigslust, four young men aged 20 to 22 were arrested by the police while they were in an extremely intoxicated state, and charges of property damage were subsequently filed against them for destroying various election posters at random.
- Although incidents of vandalism have occurred throughout Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since the start of the European and local election campaign in April, charges have been filed against perpetrators in several instances.
- The State Protection Office is currently investigating the recent surge in incidents of damage to election posters and holders, hoping to put an end to the criminal activity in the interests of free and fair elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
