AfD Federal President Tino Chrupalla was taken to hospital on the sidelines of a campaign rally in Ingolstadt. According to the party, there was an “incident of aggression”, which is why Chrupalla was taken to the clinic. According to his office, he is being monitored in the ICU and is stable and responsive under the circumstances. This is all that can currently be published on the subject.
Ingolstadt police announced in the evening that the Bundestag member had to receive medical attention in the theater square, behind the stage, before the start of his speech, “although no obvious injuries were apparent at that time”, according to a press release . “In order to clarify the details of this medical incident, further investigations were carried out by the Ingolstadt Criminal Investigation Department.” A police spokesman said he wanted to investigate whether third parties could be responsible for the incident. But there is no evidence of an attack. The Donaukurier first reported the incident.
Chrupalla, 48, has been at the head of the AfD for almost four years – initially with Jörg Meuthen, and since June 2022 together with Alice Weidel. Weidel had already renounced a planned public appearance in the Bavarian-Thuringian border town of Mödlareuth on Tuesday.