German MP investigated for Muslim ‘gang-rapists’ tweet

‘Why is an official police site tweeting in Arabic? Are they trying to appease the barbarian, Muslim, gang-raping male hordes?’

A PROMINENT German MP is facing a criminal investigation over a tweet in which she described Muslims as “barbarian, gang-raping hordes”.

Beatrix von Storch of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AFD) accused police in Cologne of seeking to “appease” Muslim migrants after they tweeted a New Year message in Arabic.

“What the hell is going on… Why is an official police site tweeting in Arabic? Are they trying to appease the barbarian, Muslim, gang-raping male hordes?” Ms von Storch wrote.

The politician, whose account was subsequently suspended, is being investigated under Germany’s strict hate speech laws and could face up to five years in prison if found guilty.

Cologne police said their New Year message contained a link to important public safety information. In addition to German, it was tweeted in English, French and Arabic.

Ms von Storch’s remarks were a reference to the Cologne New Year sex attacks of two years ago, in which more than 500 women were sexually assaulted near the cathedral and main railway station. The overwhelming majority of suspects in the assaults were migrants of North African origin.

The controversy comes months after Germany introduced new laws under which social media sites face heavy fines if they do not remove posts that contain hate speech.

“If we suspect a criminal offence, we are legally obliged to investigate,” Thomas Held, a Cologne police spokesman, said.

 Doctors in Germany yesterday spoke out against proposals for medical tests to check the age of asylum seekers.

Politicians called for compulsory tests amid allegations that migrants are posing as minors in order to avoid deportation and claim extra benefits.

But senior doctors warned that medical tests, such as X-rays to measure bone development, would not be reliable and were a risk to health.