On Christmas Day 2023, the home of a Pakistani immigrant family was set on fire in the German town of Wechtelsbach.
Phantom right-wingers were immediately blamed for the arson. Meanwhile, the family is portrayed as victims of so-called Islamophobia and xenophobia.
This narrative, once agreed upon by Europe’s left and liberal media, has recently come under fire.
useful spark
The fire broke out around 1 a.m. on Christmas Day and caused about $379,000 in damage.
Firefighters found anti-immigrant slogans scrawled among the smoldering ruins.der spiegel
report The words “Foreigners out” were spray-painted on some of the interior walls. The graffiti appears to have been written before the fire broke out.
“If the suspicion of xenophobic crimes is confirmed, it would of course be a catastrophe,” said the town’s leftist mayor, Andreas Weiher.
The Wechtelsbach Foreigners’ Advisory Committee said it was “deeply shocked that such an inhumane and possibly racially motivated arson attack was perpetrated against a family with children.” He is said to have said.
The National Security Agency immediately launched an investigation into the possibility that right-wing extremists caused the fire.
In the days that followed, vigils and demonstrations were held in solidarity with the families and against the racist perpetrators.
“Right-wing terrorism threatens our society” banners were hung on German streets.
Left-wing politicians enthusiastically embraced this narrative, giving impassioned speeches and firing off angry letters. It has been suggested that the arson was politically motivated and may have been carried out by neo-Nazis.
Sosan Chebli, a Social Democratic German politician and ardent critic of Israel, was among the leftists who tried to exploit the incident.
Says “Sad, but not surprising. Every day, people say they have had racist experiences at work, in their daily lives, at school,” he said in German on December 29.
Chebli suggested the arson reflected an anti-Muslim undercurrent in Germany, hinted at the involvement of right-wing politicians, and said: “What is happening now puts democracy at great risk.” Ta.
Janine Wissler, an MP from the aptly named Left Party, said: “It is not enough to condemn these acts; they are a breeding ground for right-wing violence – the strengthening of the right and racist attacks against people on the right. We have to fight against incitement.” Immigration Background and Refugees”
report local broadcast station.
“The slogans found on the walls are vile and inflammatory,” he said.
Martina Feldmeyer, Member of Parliament for the Environmental Socialist Green Party. “Those who commit such acts are attacking our entire society.”
It turns out that the social attacks that Feldmeyer denounced were not caused by right-wing extremists, but by those widely portrayed as victims.
Another hate hoax
The German newspaper Bild recently reported on this.
report The homeowner, 47, was arrested along with his wife, 33, his 18-year-old son, brother-in-law, 34, and another Pakistani immigrant, 55, for allegedly giving his family a false alibi.
according to According to a report in the German newspaper Junge Freiheit, the family has been charged with various charges including serious arson, criminal impersonation, attempted insurance fraud in a particularly serious case, and serious fraud.
Both my father and brother-in-law are Pakistani.
accused It uses accelerants to burn down buildings. At his father’s behest, his son reported the damage to the insurance company and was also present during the subsequent investigation by the insurance agent. His mother is also said to have been fully involved in the plan.
A 55-year-old Pakistani national who allegedly gave a false alibi to his family.
reportedly He was charged with “attempted obstruction of official duties.”
Hanau prosecutors said the arson attack could have netted the family a six-figure insurance payout. In addition, the prosecutor’s office noted that before the house was torched, the owner’s wife sold off various household items in an apparent effort to maximize profits from the scheme.
Investigators brought the homeowner’s attention to him after they noticed he had new burns, even though he claimed he wasn’t home when the fire broke out on Christmas morning. Ta. Family members told authorities that they were visiting with friends on the day of the incident.
“Alternatives for Germany” in Hesse, a regional branch of Germany
becoming increasingly popular The right-wing party said in a statement. obtained by Rebel News, “For our political competitors, the house fire was clearly a welcome opportunity to inflict hatred and upset on our party and voters. The SPD, the Left and the Greens almost reflexively politicized this crime. It was classified as being motivated by
“Mayor Waechtelsbach (an SPD member) is said to have taken the same line, knowing that the affected Pakistani families were successfully integrated,” the AFD continued. “Anyone who attracts attention by committing criminal acts in a freely chosen host country at least casts doubt on the success of integration. But we now trust that the German judiciary will make an appropriate assessment. And now an apology is being demanded from the actors behind the vigil.”
Hesse South East Police
shown Last week, it was announced that the five suspects remain in custody due to concealment and flight risk.
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