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Police Probe Date-Rape Drug Scandal at German Chancellor Scholz's Party
Police Probe Date-Rape Drug Scandal at German Chancellor Scholz's Party
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About 1,000 people joined Olaf Scholz and MPs at the SPD's traditional summer spree in central Berlin on Wednesday ahead of the parliamentary recess. A party... 10.07.2022, Sputnik International
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Berlin police are investigating claims by at least nine women who felt unwell after attending an invite-only event hosted by the parliamentary group of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) earlier this week.The probe was initiated after a 21-year-old girl told police that she had no memory of the Wednesday party the next day, which prompted her to obtain a medical exam and file the complaint.Local media has claimed that the women have likely fallen victim to the so-called date-rape drug or knockout drops. These substances are typically used by sexual predators at nightclubs or bars to spike drinks or food in order to leave their victims confused and unable to defend themselves against assault.The Berlin incident was first reported by the local newspaper Tagesspiegel and later confirmed by a SPD parliamentary group spokesperson, who said that “there's quite a lot of emotion”.The SPD likewise sent out an email to all attendees of the Wednesday event condemning a “monstrous act which we immediately declared to parliamentary police”.
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Police Probe Date-Rape Drug Scandal at German Chancellor Scholz's Party
14:52 GMT 10.07.2022 (Updated: 15:00 GMT 10.07.2022) About 1,000 people joined Olaf Scholz and MPs at the SPD's traditional summer spree in central Berlin on Wednesday ahead of the parliamentary recess. A party spokesperson described the gathering as “an internal event”.
Berlin police are investigating claims by at least nine women who felt unwell after attending an invite-only event hosted by the parliamentary group of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's
Social Democratic Party (SPD) earlier this week.
The probe was initiated after a 21-year-old girl told police that she had no memory of the Wednesday party the next day, which prompted her to obtain a medical exam and file the complaint.
Local media has claimed that the women have likely fallen victim to the so-called date-rape drug or knockout drops. These substances are typically used by sexual predators at nightclubs or bars to spike drinks or food in order to leave their victims confused and unable to defend themselves against assault.
27 September 2021, 09:58 GMT
The Berlin incident was first reported by the local newspaper Tagesspiegel and later confirmed by a SPD parliamentary group spokesperson, who said that “there's quite a lot of emotion”.
“There's still a lot of uncertainty, the police are investigating,” the spokesperson added, while the SPD's Katja Mast said on Twitter that she advises “all those concerned to file a complaint”.
The SPD likewise sent out an email to all attendees of the Wednesday event condemning a “monstrous act which we immediately declared to parliamentary police”.
“It makes me angry such a thing could happen at an event organized by the SPD”, the party’s co-leader Lars Klingbeil told the Die Welt daily, voicing hope that the perpetrators would be finally tracked and brought to justice.
