German police raid hate-speech suspects in politician’s murder case
06 June 2020 |
11:00 am
Police have raided 40 hate-speech suspects across 12 German states as probes continue into the murder of pro-refugee politician Walter Lübcke. Internet posts were made before and after he was shot dead in June last year.
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