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Far-right suspect confesses to killing German politician
Source: The Guardian
Far-right suspect confesses to killing German politician
Stephan Ernst cites pro-refugee stance as motive for shooting CDU’s Walter Lübcke
Josie Le Blond in Berlin
Wed 26 Jun 2019 14.42 BST Last modified on Wed 26 Jun 2019 19.20 BST
A far-right extremist has confessed to murdering a pro-refugee German politician who was found dead outside his house on 2 June having been shot in the head.
Stephan Ernst, a 45-year-old German man with a string of convictions for violent anti-migrant crime, was arrested two weeks after the murder of Walter Lübcke, 65. Police had matched Ernst’s DNA with evidence recovered from the scene of the crime.
The German interior minister, Horst Seehofer, said on Wednesday that Ernst had confessed to what Seehofer called a “political murder” and that the hunt was still on for possible accomplices. Ernst reportedly said Lübcke’s pro-refugee stance was his motive.
Lübcke, a member of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), was well known as a champion of refugees in Germany. He had previously received death threats due to his stance.
Ernst admitted being incensed by Lübcke’s comments at a town hall meeting in October 2015, Spiegel Online reported. ...
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Stephan Ernst cites pro-refugee stance as motive for shooting CDU’s Walter Lübcke
Josie Le Blond in Berlin
Wed 26 Jun 2019 14.42 BST Last modified on Wed 26 Jun 2019 19.20 BST
A far-right extremist has confessed to murdering a pro-refugee German politician who was found dead outside his house on 2 June having been shot in the head.
Stephan Ernst, a 45-year-old German man with a string of convictions for violent anti-migrant crime, was arrested two weeks after the murder of Walter Lübcke, 65. Police had matched Ernst’s DNA with evidence recovered from the scene of the crime.
The German interior minister, Horst Seehofer, said on Wednesday that Ernst had confessed to what Seehofer called a “political murder” and that the hunt was still on for possible accomplices. Ernst reportedly said Lübcke’s pro-refugee stance was his motive.
Lübcke, a member of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), was well known as a champion of refugees in Germany. He had previously received death threats due to his stance.
Ernst admitted being incensed by Lübcke’s comments at a town hall meeting in October 2015, Spiegel Online reported. ...
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/26/far-right-suspect-confesses-to-killing-german-politician-walter-lubcke
