SPD chairman Lars Klingbeil said he was “shocked” by the news. It makes me angry that something like this could happen at an event organized by the Social Democrats, he told Die Welt daily. He added that he hoped that those responsible would be arrested and the case investigated. There are a lot of feelings – the spokesman for the parliamentary faction of the SPD told AFP, confirming the information published by the Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel.
Police in Berlin said they were investigating suspected grievous bodily harm after a 21-year-old woman filed a complaint following a “summer party for a political party”. The reporting woman did not remember the party the next day, which prompted her to undergo a medical examination and file a report. As far as he knew, he only ate food and non-alcoholic drinks at the event, but felt nauseous and dizzy afterwards.
“I advise everyone involved to file a report,” SPD employee Katja Mast said on Twitter. The spokesman did not rule out, according to the party, adding more cases to the nine already reported. The Social Democrats sent an email to those invited to the event on Wednesday night, condemning the “appalling act, which we immediately reported to the Parliamentary Police”.
About 1,000 people joined the chancellor and deputies in the SPD’s traditional summer party ahead of the parliamentary recess. It was an indoor party event by invitation, according to the spokesperson, who added: There is still a lot of uncertainty, and police investigations are ongoing.
