Germany: A 17-year-old handed himself over to the authorities for the attack on MEP Matthias Eke

A 17-year-old boy surrendered today (5/5) to the authorities in Germany, stating that he is one of the perpetrators of the attack the day before yesterday, Friday, against the Social Democrat MEP Matthias Eke that shocked the country, the German police announced. The young man handed himself over to police in Dresden, eastern Germany, early today and said he was “the assailant who hit the SPD politician,” Chancellor Olaf Solz's Social Democratic Party, during a poster-making campaign for the upcoming European elections, police said in a statement. her. The investigation is ongoing and police are working to corroborate the 17-year-old's statements, a police spokesman said. Eke was brutally beaten by four assailants on Friday night during a poster display in the East German city. He was taken to the hospital and had to undergo surgery. Eyewitnesses said the attackers were dressed in black and said they appeared to belong to a far-right group. The other three suspects are still at large, police said. Police believe they are between 17 and 20 years old. Eke […]
Source: News Beast

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