Migration Commissioner Kurku Resigns – Death Threats Following Sixfold Murder in Stade
Following the sixfold murder in Stade, SPD migration commissioner Deniz Kurku has stepped down over death threats. Additionally, the suspect's mother-in-law is said to have driven the getaway vehicle.
Kurku Steps Down: Death Threats Following Stade Bloodshed
Lower Saxony's Migration Commissioner Deniz Kurku (SPD) has resigned from his post. According to Google News LU DE, the resignation follows massive death threats – triggered by the sixfold murder in Stade.
Kurku has been under considerable pressure since the bloodshed. The threats were apparently directed at him personally in direct connection with the crime and the public debate over migration.
Another detail from reports by multiple media outlets: the suspect's mother-in-law is said to have driven the getaway vehicle. This circumstance, reported by NDR.de and WELT among others, compounds the picture of a possible family involvement in the act and its aftermath.
HAZ, DIE ZEIT and SZ.de consistently confirm Kurku's resignation. A substantive statement from Kurku regarding the background to his decision was not quoted in the available reports.
The sixfold murder in Stade had sparked broad debate in Germany. Kurku, as migration commissioner for the state of Lower Saxony, was a prominent voice in this discussion – and apparently came into the crosshairs of threats for precisely that reason.
Source: Google News LU DE