German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer puts on his mask after attending a news conference on politically motived crimes in Germany, in Berlin, Germany May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Pool
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany saw a big jump last year in politically motiviated crimes, and offences commited by far-right supporters hit a record high, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Tuesday.
Far-right offences were up nearly 6% from the previous year at 23,064, and accounted for more than half of all politically motivated crimes, the highest level since police started collecting such data in 2001.
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