The key facts
- The inscriptions at the CDU office in Neukölln were discovered on October 31 at around 1:45 pm
- The investigation is being conducted by the police unit responsible for state security matters
- More than 60 people were detained during youth protests in Berlin; no connection to the vandalism has been confirmed
Inscriptions at the CDU constituency office
Berlin police are investigating offensive and polemical inscriptions left at the constituency office of the CDU, the party led by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Traces of vandalism were found on the facade and the display window of the building in the Neukölln district. According to the outlet Life.ru , citing the Berlin police, an employee of the party office on Parthimer Allee contacted law enforcement on October 31 at around 1:45 pm. The investigation has been taken over by the police unit responsible for state security matters. It remains unknown who left the inscriptions.
Protests on the same day
Youth protests also took place in Berlin on October 31: according to the capital's police, more than 60 people were detained during the demonstrations, while most of the demonstrations across Germany passed without serious clashes. The original reports contain no information linking these events to the inscriptions at the CDU office — at this point, both those behind the vandalism and the motives for the incident remain unknown.
