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Gulf Insider
28-07-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
German Police Raid AfD MEP's Property
German police have raided Alternative for Germany (AfD) MEP Petr Bystron's property for the 22nd time, using the pretext of his connection to the defunct Voice of Europe website, which was run by a man exiled from house raid came while Bystron was in Washington D.C., meeting with Trump officials, including congressmen and allies of President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. early Tuesday morning, German police searched an older warehouse where Bystron conducted business a decade ago. 'This is targeted terror against the opposition,' Bystron said in a press release. 'There is no other way to classify the absurd behavior of the authorities.' Bystron was the target of Czech intelligence services last year, who decided to release a variety of allegations surrounding their investigation at a rather opportune time—right before EU parliamentary elections. The raid against Voice of Europe (VoE) and the accusations against Bystron, which Remix News covered, was widely seen as damaging the AfD's reputation before voters headed to the polls. Notably, Czech intelligence claimed to have voice recordings that revealed Bystron was involved with a scheme to provide politicians with money in exchange for conducting interviews with the outlet VoE. The Czech authorities have never made the recording of Bystron public despite demands from the AfD to release it. Nobody has ever been charged to date in connection with the allegations, including Bystron himself. Bystron, however, was the only name that was released in connection with the case, although authorities claimed six European politicians received money from VoE. The raid against Bystron may be seen as especially provocative as it was conducted at a time when Bystron was out of the country and meeting with Trump officials and congressmen. He is seen as the AfD party's key bridge to American policymakers and is known for his connections to the Republican Party. Bystron himself said that despite his properties being raided 21 times, the police have not turned up any incriminating information against him. He also said that the police have even raided his elderly mother's room in her retirement home and took testimony from her, despite her having been officially declared by the court as a dementia patient. 'Every single one of these 22 searches was illegal. Each one marks a step away from a democratic constitutional state and toward an authoritarian regime that seeks to silence dissent by any means necessary,' Bystron told the Gateway Pundit. Notably, the house raid of Bystron also occurred on the same day that a top German court in Leipzig rejected a significant AfD's appeal. The party was working to overturn its current designation as a 'suspected extremist' party by the powerful domestic spy agency, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV). With all appeals now exhausted, this means the BfV can conduct extraordinary surveillance on the AfD, including targeting members with wiretaps, reading their chats and emails, and using informants to infiltrate the party. A number of prominent commentators on the German right have already highlighted the case on X, with Naomi Seibt stating: 'They are spitting in the face of J.D. Vance.' 🚨 RUSSIA HOAX IN EUROPE – 22 HOUSE RAIDS‼️🇩🇪'They are spitting in the face of J. D. Vance!'@PetrBystronAfD is the Trump administration's favorite AfD is a THREAT to the they fabricated a FAKE Russia smear campaign.I met Bystron in DC with @Deu_Kurier. — Naomi Seibt (@SeibtNaomi) July 25, 2025 Other news outlets have also met the news of the incredible number of house searches targeting the AfD MEP with concern about Germany's quickly evolving totalitarian methods for dealing with dissent. 'Anyone who expresses critical views on war preparations must apparently expect house searches,' said a reporter from AUF1 in a video post shared by Bystron himself. AUF1 berichtet über die 22. Hausdurchsuchung bei Petr Bystron:"Wer sich kritisch zu den Kriegsvorbereitungen äußert, muss offenbar mit Hausdurchsuchungen rechnen." — Petr Bystron (@PetrBystronAfD) July 25, 2025 Pressure has grown on the German government over the incredible growth of the AfD. In the latest Yougov poll, the party is tied for first place with the CDU, with 25 percent of the vote. The CDU lost 3.5 percent of the vote, while the AfD has jumped 4.2 points. Also read: Most Dangerous City In Germany Is The One With The Most Migrants
Time of India
26-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Visitors leave, trash remains on roads
1 2 3 4 5 6 Guwahati: Piles of food waste, used plastic and thermocol plates left by devotees have created an unsanitary situation in several areas, including Bhootnath temple, Pandu, following the conclusion of the Ambubachi Mahayog at Kamakhya temple on Thursday. The accumulated garbage, primarily generated after devotees consumed meals from community kitchens, has begun emitting foul odors and poses health concerns for residents and pilgrims in the area. "Workers of GMC did not come to collect garbage today. Maybe GMC workers are more focused on cleaning the area near the temple but over a thousand devotees stayed near the Bhootnath temple and they ate from the community kitchens operating in the area and the smell from accumulated food waste is becoming unbearable," a shop owner said. Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) mayor Mrigen Sarania said, "The GMC has been working tirelessly throughout the Ambubachi Mahayog to maintain cleanliness and sanitation. Our workers are working round the clock, but the sheer volume of devotees created unprecedented challenges. Our teams are now working to address any remaining cleanup requirements systematically." "GMC will continue this cleanup process till June 28 to keep our city clean and sanitised after the Ambubachi, many devotees are still present in the city and they have meals from various community kitchens due to which food waste gets accumulated quickly even after cleaning the areas continuously," added Sarania. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo A local resident of Kamakhya gate, Jyotiprakash Pathak expressed, "This year situation is better, areas near the Kamakhya temple is being regularly cleaned by the GMC workers, earlier after the conclusion of Ambubachi Mela the whole area used to be dirty, with garbage and devotees' footwears lying around here and there, but now the situation has improved." Pathak added, "The area near the Boothnath temple needs serious attention from the GMC, as the area started emitting foul smell from leftover food that the devotees had from the community kitchens." Many NGOs and social organisations also organised cleanliness drives to keep the areas near the Kamakhya temple and camps for devotees clean amid the Ambubachi Mahayog. Two such organisations are 'Voice of Environment' (VoE) and Gauhati University unit's National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers. According to a senior member of VoE, Moharana Choudhury, they organised a cleanliness drive at the Kamakhya station camp in effort to keep the area clean. Mangal Seal, a NSS volunteer stated that they ran a cleanliness drive at the end of the day after serving refreshments to the devotees.
