Murder of German police officer inflames migration debate ahead of EU election Focus on immigration and Islamist extremism could benefit the far right in the final days of the campaign.

June 3, 2024   

(Politico) The grisly killing of a police officer — captured on video by an onlooker and shared widely on social media — has sparked a highly emotional debate in Germany about migration and radical Islamism, just days ahead of the European Parliament election.

The officer, identified as Rouven L., 29, died Sunday after being stabbed in the back of the head allegedly by a 25-year-old man from Afghanistan, who arrived in Germany in 2014.

The political context for the attack could hardly be more sensitive. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party wants to turn this week’s EU election into a referendum on migration policy; the murder could provide just the ammunition it needs.

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