Police failed to warn German politician over far-right threat: report
By DW
20 March 2022 |
5:03 am
Ferat Kocak from the socialist Left party wasn't told of a fresh threat against him by the far-right NSU 2.0 terrorist group, German media reported. His car and parents' home were damaged in an arson attack in 2018.
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