A student committed to the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was allegedly attacked in Brussels after showing support for US President Donald Trump.
The alleged assault happened at Luxemburg Square, a place where MEPs, staff, interns and lobbyists meet, a stone’s throw from the European Parliament in Brussels.
On the night of July 3 to 4, the 24-year-old from North Rhine-Westphalia was allegedly punched several times.
According to his statements to German news outlet t-online, he suffered several lacerations as well as a concussion and had to have stitches to a wound in the back of his head in a hospital.
A picture showed cuts on his face, said to be the result of the alleged attack.
The young man asked not to be named and wanted his face to be pixelated, out of fear for further possible attacks.
According to t-online, there were indications that a man with a parliamentary ID card was involved in the alleged assault.
MEP René Aust, member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) delegation in the EP and co-chairman of the parliamentary group Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN), was informed about the alleged incident by a witness and reported it to EP President Roberta Metsola.
“The [alleged] attack on a Conservative citizen fits into a series of intimidation attempts and assaults, allegedly carried out by employees or members of left-wing and ‘green’ factions in the European Parliament,” Aust said in a reaction sent to Brussels Signal on July 8.
“This includes the defacement of the condolence area for Pope Francis, threats against an ESN/AfD employee, and intimidation attempts during events in the building. Now, we see this physical attack in close proximity to the Parliament.”
Aust added: “The increasing propensity for violence and brutality from the left-extremist side, which has long been observed on the streets, is now also affecting institutions. There must be no tolerance for threats and violence.
“I wish the victim of the [alleged] left-extremist attack a speedy recovery.”
The EP press services said in a reaction to Brussels Signal: “We are aware of reports regarding an incident that happened last week near the European Parliament.
“As this falls under the competence of the local authorities, we encourage that any relevant information be referred to them for investigation and appropriate follow-up.”
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The alleged victim also reported the incident to the police and shared a copy of the hearing with t-online.
He told the police that he was was visibly identifiable as a supporter of US President Donald Trump in Brussels, where he was holding political talks with MEPs and parliamentary staff.
In the past, he had already been photographed with Trump and reportedly had connections within the President’s inner circle.
At the time of the alleged attack, the youngster wore a white baseball cap with the gold-coloured frontal lettering “Make America Great Again” and the name “Trump” on the back.
From the EP building, he said he moved to the pubs in the area and met employees of various parliamentary groups, including MEPs from the AfD and CDU.
Around 1am, while he was talking in a bar called The Network, a young woman allegedly grabbed his cap and started to insult him, calling him a “racist” and telling him he should be ashamed of wearing the cap.
A little later, three young men allegedly joined the fray, insulting him in English, with a French accent, calling him a “Nazi”.
All three allegedly physically assaulted him with punches about the head.
According to the alleged victim, one was reportedly carrying a EP ID card.
He described all three alleged assailants to the police as appearing “North African” with short hair and , he estimated, between 20 and 25 years old, according to the police report seen by t-online.
Before fleeing, one of the alleged attackers reportedly threatened that things would be worse for the young man next time.
His sympathies towards Trump and the US Right had previously caused discontent within his local CDU group in North Rhine-Westphalia and led to his “temporary and partial withdrawal from positions”, he said.
The young man was part of the CDU wing that opposed the so-called firewall with AfD and has said he preferred to treat them like any other political party.
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