Mansour warns: "We are approaching the situation in Egypt due to harassment"
In a heated discussion on the program "Markus Lanz", the guests of the episode addressed an alleged mass harassment incident involving eight girls aged between 11 and 16 at a swimming pool in the city of Gelnhausen. The police and the public prosecutor's office have directed suspicions towards four Syrian young men aged between 18 and 28.
The Vice President of the Social Democratic Party, Alexander Schwaitzer, expressed his shock at the incident, emphasizing everyone's right to access swimming pools without fear of harassment. For his part, researcher in extremism and Islam, Ahmed Mansour, warned of the increasing feeling of insecurity among people in public spaces, saying: "We are losing public spaces." Mansour described the current situation as a result of a society suffering from exhaustion and an inability to clearly convey basic values to newcomers. He confirmed that this lack of value transmission has led to a deterioration of the sense of security.
Local politician from the Liberal Democratic Party, Koulia Sass, pointed out that security concerns were previously known in the area, emphasizing that the incident "could have been avoided." He added that the authorities did not handle gatherings of "people from immigrant backgrounds" appropriately. Ahmed Mansour spoke frankly about the need to call things by their names, stating that the issue is not about refugees or Muslims but about people who do not respect the rule of law in Germany, belonging to communities that consider a girl with blonde hair and a swimsuit as someone "available" and "lacking honor." He shockingly stated: "We are approaching Egyptian conditions," pointing out that girls in Germany have started to look behind them more than once if a man walks behind them.
Journalist Julia Lore supported this proposal, confirming a general feeling that things have not improved but rather worsened, pointing out that German immigration policy has long relied on the "principle of hope." Schweitzer did not deny this, but insisted that society cannot be lenient with such incidents. He explained that incidents of this kind must be met with clear consequences, even regarding the residency status of the suspects. Schweitzer emphasized the need for strong preventive measures, starting with recording every complaint and following up on it. However, Koliya Sass criticized the discussion and deemed it "hypocritical," especially when the issue of deportation is reopened after every similar incident.
Later, Schafaitzer faced harsh criticism from Markus Lantz regarding the issue of reducing the electricity tax, where the Socialist Party was accused of breaking electoral promises. Schafaitzer tried to justify that the reduction started with companies, but it was not implemented for all citizens as promised by the ruling coalition. Lantz repeated his description of the situation as a "breach of promise," while Schafaitzer continued his defense saying, "It was not implemented, yes," without explicitly admitting to political betrayal. Despite the controversy, Schafaitzer confirmed that he does not oppose the "mothers' pension," but he does not see it as logical to sacrifice the reduction of the electricity tax to fund it. He concluded by saying that he does not want to deprive one group of support just because another will not receive it, considering that this approach represents "wrong policy."