Racism - Green politician reports new hostilities in front of constituency office
Green Party MP Jian Omar says he has been insulted again outside his constituency office in Moabit. As the police reported on Saturday, the 38-year-old said that a woman gave him the middle finger outside his office on Friday afternoon and smashed a glass of faeces on the sidewalk. The woman then walked away and no damage was done, the police reported. State security is investigating.
Omar, migration policy spokesman for his parliamentary group in the House of Representatives, had reported several incidents of hostility in recent weeks. His office was attacked with a hammer and smeared with faeces. He told the Tagesspiegel newspaper (Saturday) that the incidents had shocked him, although he had already experienced hostility during the 2021 election campaign.
On 30 October and 10 November, the same woman from the neighborhood hit the window of his office with a hammer. "We were shocked and thought the window was going to fall on us," said Omar. When he confronted the woman, she said: "Fucking greens and fucking foreigners too, they used to put people like you in gas chambers." A passer-by had heard the remark about the gas chambers and offered herself as a witness to the police. Because of the incidents, his office now closes earlier as soon as it gets dark.
The 38-year-old said about the consequences: "The number of hate messages increased after I made the attacks public. This is also often a topic in our parliament. Members of parliament report that they experience similar incidents but don't publish them because right-wing agitators then jump on the bandwagon." He had also received a death threat, Omar said.
Interview with Jian Omar in the Tagesspiegel, online since 1.12.2023
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- The Daily Mirror reported an increase in racial incidents targeting Green Party MP Jian Omar, including a recent incident in Moabit where a woman displayed hostility and smeared faeces in front of his constituency office.
- In response to the escalating criminality and racism, Omar's constituency office has been forced to close earlier each day as soon as it gets dark.
- Parties across Berlin have expressed their concern and support for Omar, condemning the acts of racism and hostility directed towards the Green Party member.
- Berlin's police department is working diligently to investigate the incidents, with several witnesses coming forward, including a passerby who overheard a threatening remark about gas chambers.
- The Green Party, along with other political parties, has called for stronger measures to combat racism and hostility in the Moabit area and to provide better protection for politicians and their constituency offices.
Source: www.stern.de
