Left-wing activists?

ÖVP party headquarters in Tyrol smeared with paint

Parked cars in front of the party headquarters were also damaged.

(Bild: Tiroler Volkspartei)

The Tyrolean ÖVP party headquarters in Innsbruck and cars parked in front of it were smeared with paint on Wednesday night. Regional party leader Sebastian Kolland suspected that "apparently left-wing activists on the fringes of an anti-femicide demonstration" were responsible. 

The words "Not a single one less" could be read on the façade; a rally on the subject of femicide had taken place in the evening. "Left-wing extremists, who always present themselves as defenders of freedom of opinion and pretend to want to protect democracy, are once again showing that they are the true anti-democrats", Kolland said in a statement.

The words "Not one less" could be read on the façade.

(Bild: zVg)

"There is a lack of arguments"
Those who need such methods "obviously lack arguments", he said. "The important and correct concern of the demonstration, namely the demand for measures to prevent the murder of women, is completely thwarted by this", said the party manager angrily. He called on the organizers to "distance themselves from the incidents and condemn them unequivocally."

ÖVP files charges
It was not only the façade of the building in Fallmerayerstrasse that was pelted with four to six red paint bags. The sidewalk and five parked cars in front of it were also damaged. "The amount of damage is not yet known," said the police. The ÖVP reported the incident to the police.