A right-wing politician in Germany has been convicted of a hate crime and fined thousands of dollars for sharing statistics about the disproportionate number of gang rapes committed by immigrants, specifically Afghan nationals, and for questioning whether multiculturalism means accommodating rape culture.
Marie-Thérèse Kaiser is a member of the right-leaning Alternative for Germany. The 27-year-old women’s safety advocate and former model serves as the party’s only representative in the Rotenburg district council.
While campaigning during the 2021 federal election, Kaiser posted on social media, “Afghanistan refugees; Hamburg SPD mayor for ‘unbureaucratic’ acceptance; Welcoming culture for gang rape?”
The German newspaper Junge Freiheit reported that Kaiser was responding in August 2021 to socialist Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher’s announcement that he would take in
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