A death threat was received in the office of the Berlin Greens parliamentary group on Thursday. The letter contains insults against traffic senator Bettina Jarasch – and a cartridge. Now the police are investigating.
A threatening letter against top candidate and Senator for Transport Bettina Jarasch has arrived in the office of the Greens in the Berlin House of Representatives. A police spokesman confirmed this on Friday evening. He declined to comment on the content of the letter. The state security of the State Criminal Police Office is to conduct an investigation into threats.
According to the “Berliner Zeitung”, the letter also contained a cartridge. After a few insults, he is said to end with the phrase “Now you’re dead”. There are indications that the sender could come from the Wilmersdorf district. The letter was received in the House of Representatives on Thursday morning.
The CDU, SPD and Greens in Berlin are in talks about forming a government. They are scheduled to continue next week. A second meeting between the CDU and the SPD is already planned for next Monday, and then one with the Greens on Wednesday.
