Ostermann urges broader extremism response after German protest violence

The police union representative defends officers' tactics and argues that peaceful youth demonstrations were exploited by violent groups.

Channel: WELT Nachrichtensender ·

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0:20Ostermann thanks officers, wishes injured colleagues a recovery and defends police preparedness.
1:09He argues that politicians have failed to confront extremism comprehensively, particularly violent far-left groups.
2:17He attributes the unrest to violent groups exploiting peaceful protests and agrees with the presenter's cross-border comparison.
3:29Ostermann endorses the idea of people traveling to cause unrest, citing targeted attacks, looting and destruction.
4:09He warns of further escalation unless politicians address extremism across the spectrum.

Manuel Ostermann is calling for a political response that addresses extremism across the spectrum after unrest in Frankfurt and Cologne. In an interview with Germany's WELT Nachrichtensender, the DPolG police union representative argues that concentrating on right-wing extremism alone leaves other violent groups insufficiently challenged.

Speaking from Münster to the broadcaster's Berlin studio, Ostermann begins by thanking officers and wishing injured colleagues a recovery. He describes the police as well prepared and tactically equipped, placing responsibility for the escalation on violent participants and what he sees as political failures to confront them.

The broadcast describes demonstrations that began peacefully before escalating after dark, with on-screen captions reporting dozens of arrests and injured officers. Ostermann distinguishes peaceful young protesters from groups he accuses of using the gatherings to attack police, loot shops and destroy property.

Asked whether violence in France had spread to Frankfurt and Cologne, he agrees. He attributes the unrest to violent far-left and migrant groups infiltrating legitimate protests. These are Ostermann's explanations of the events; the interview does not establish an organizational link between the disturbances in different cities.

The presenter also asks about people traveling specifically to participate in unrest. Ostermann endorses that interpretation and describes attacks on emergency personnel as deliberate rather than incidental to demonstrations.

His central warning is conditional: he expects further escalation unless politicians change their approach. The interview ends with another demand to confront extremism in its entirety, making this a police union argument about policy and public order, rather than a detailed reconstruction of how the unrest began.

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