Germany: Young AfD politician convicted for publishing gang rape statistics in connection with Afghan migration
The case has sparked international attention and generated tens of millions of views on X
Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Marie-Thérèse Kaiser has now been convicted for publishing gang rape statistics in response to news that Afghan migrants would be moved to her district.
The 27-year-old politician was found guilty in the Verden regional court in Lower Saxony on Monday for “inciting hatred” against local Afghan workers.
She is ordered to pay a fine of €6,000 and being charged €60 a day for 100 days. She will also have a criminal record.
The case relates back to a post from August 2021, in which she made a post on social media, writing: “Afghanistan refugees; Hamburg SPD mayor for ‘unbureaucratic’ admission; Welcoming culture for gang rape?”
The politician linked an article showing that Afghans in Germany feature particularly high levels of gang rape activity. Kaiser was responding in 2021 to Hamburg’s First Mayor, Peter Tschentscher (SPD), who announced that 200 Afghan workers would be arriving in Hamburg. Kaiser protested this decision with her statistics, saying she was concerned about immigration and the potential for rape from “culturally alien masses.”
Kaiser had perhaps mistakenly believed resorting to data would protect her, which shows that foreigners are represented in half of all gang rape cases, according to official government statistics. Afghans’ roles in serious crimes, including rape and gang rape, are tremendously high relative to their population.
The case has sparked international attention, with major X accounts reacting to the news of the conviction, including X’s owner, Elon Musk, with at least two of the posts generating over 40 million views.
Are you saying the fine was for repeating accurate government statistics?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 6, 2024
Was there anything inaccurate in what she said? https://t.co/itSzTx1Ybv
Others pointed to statistics showing the vast overrepresentation of Afghans in serious rape offenses.
German politician of the AFD party, Marie-Thérèse Kaiser was just convicted & fined $6,000+
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) May 6, 2024
Her crime? Posting statistics showing that Afghan immigrants are disproportionately committing sexuaI assauIt in Germany.
You know what to do. Share it more. https://t.co/il7P9bG0dm pic.twitter.com/PIELroSxS3
The AfD politician was defiant during the appeal process, writing on X
before the most recent verdict: “My appeal hearing for alleged
incitement will take place at the beginning of May. Simply naming
numbers, dates and facts is to be declared a criminal offense, just
because the establishment does not want to face reality. I will not
allow myself to be silenced,” she wrote.
Anfang Mai findet meine Berufungsverhandlung wegen angeblicher Volksverhetzung statt. Das bloße Benennen von Zahlen, Daten, Fakten soll zur Straftat erklärt werden, nur weil die Etablierten die Realität nicht wahrhaben wollen. Ich lasse mich nicht mundtot machen. #AkifPirinçci https://t.co/LWgbU61vbw
— Marie-Thérèse Kaiser (@hallofraukaiser) February 8, 2024
Source: Remix News
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