A 64-year-old German pensioner’s house was raided by police, and his computer and mobile phone confiscated, after a complaint by Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who was upset that the pensioner had called him an imbecile on social media.
The disturbing scenes, which the pensioner described as reminiscent of the Communist era, played out on Tuesday, November 12th, according to German media reports.
The public prosecutor’s office said that Green party politician Robert Habeck, who is the vice chancellor as well as the economy minister, had filed the criminal complaint himself, which led to the police raid in the Bavarian town of Bamberg.
Stefan Niehoff was woken up by police officers at dawn—together with his wife and daughter, who has Down syndrome, according to news portal Nius.de.
The pensioner’s crime, which Habeck could not tolerate, was that, a few months ago, he had posted a meme on his X social media page, in which beauty care brand Schwarzkopf Professional’s logo was replaced by the words Schwachkopf Professional—which means professional idiot or imbecile—with a picture of a smiling Habeck.
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