Politician fight in Hürth: Violence escalates before Christmas!

Politician fight in Hürth: Violence escalates before Christmas!

In the night of December 21, 2024, the "Adlerhof" restaurant in Hürth near Cologne had a violent incident between the SPD council chairman Lukas Gottschalk and the AfD politician Norbert Raatz. The state security has taken the investigation into dangerous bodily harm after a surveillance video documented the brutal scenes. On the video you can hear violent insults such as "Schmarotzer" and "Nazi pig" before the Situation escalates and fist strikes and kicks fall. Witnesses report that Gottschalk Raatz initially attacked from behind and then went against his upper body with a start. A companion of Gottschalks also interfered in the argument, as Tichys insight reported.

The violence between the two political representatives is not unexpected in a tense political climate. According to Raatz, after the incident, he had medically attested bruises and a light skull brain trauma. The AfD city association Hürth described the incident as a "attack on democracy" and sharply criticized the brutal attack. So far, the SPD has not commented on the incident, while Gottschalk regretted and announced that it would temporarily rest his political engagement, such as Bluewin reported. According to his statement, the escalation that has been preceded by discriminatory provocations and insults, especially against his fiancee, were the trigger for the palpable discussion.