Stone throw and lubrication attack: FPÖ office in Vienna-Meidling attacked!

Stone throw and lubrication attack: FPÖ office in Vienna-Meidling attacked!

Bonygasse 27, 1120 Wien, Österreich - On Tuesday morning, the FPÖ office building in Vienna-Meidling was attacked with a stone slingshot. The incident, which occurred at Bonygasse 27 in the 12th district, led to an unknown perpetrator shot onto the windows of the building with a steel slingshot. A photo shows a steel ball that was in the safety glass, which provides the use of the slingshot. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The police have already started investigations and is looking for the perpetrator who has not yet been identified. Krone reports that this was not the only incident in the region that puts the FPÖ into the focus of negative reporting.

In a further incident, the facade of the FPÖ house in Vienna-Meidling was smeared with the saying "All of Vienna hates the FPÖ" and an obscene picture. The FPÖ, which complains about the permanent attacks, described this campaign as the new highlight of the agitation against their party. The Vienna FPÖ state party secretary Michael Stumpf and the district party leader Petra Steger sharply condemned the vandal file and blamed political opponents for the defamation. Steger filed a complaint with the police, who are now investigating unknown. In addition, the FPÖ pointed out that the cost of removing the smearings had to be borne by the homeowner. today emphasized that the FPÖ expresses concerns that such damage could lead to physical assault, and reminded of a knife attack in one FPÖ event last year.

The latest incidents are in the context of increasing right -wing extremism in Austria. According to a security report by the Interior and Justice Ministry, over 1,000 crimes with a right-wing extremist background were documented in 2017. While a decline of five percent was recorded in 2017 compared to the previous year, the topic remains relevant. The taz reports that convictions have increased significantly since 2015 due to right-wing extremists. These acts mainly affect anti -Semitic and racist agitation, with the majority of the perpetrators being men.

The phenomenon of right -wing extremism in Austria also has historical roots, and modern populist parties, including the FPÖ, are increasingly formulating these topics in such a way that they do not make themselves punishable. Andreas Peham, an expert in right -wing extremism, confirms the continuing influence of extremist ideologies, especially in times of crisis in which the susceptibility to such tendencies increases. Even if the FPÖ claims to prevent violent "right -wing protests", it remains to be seen how long right -wing extremist groups will remain in their reluctance as long as the FPÖ is in the government.