The Saxon police are investigating an assault reported by the Brandenburg AfD parliamentary group leader Hans-Christoph Berndt on the fringes of the AfD national party conference in Riesa at the weekend. A police spokesperson explained that an investigation into dangerous bodily harm to a 68-year-old man was underway at the Dresden police headquarters. According to dpa information, the 68-year-old is Berndt.
"According to the information, the man was attacked by an unknown group of people on his way to the AfD party conference," said the police spokesperson. The exact circumstances are to be clarified in the course of the investigation.
