Leftist extremists have been allowed to spread their influence unchecked for too long. Some of the parties actually received favor with them and continue to do so to this day."
After large-scale riots in German cities, the head of the Federal Police Union, Manuel Ostermann, suggests looking for the culprits among those who turned a blind eye to the existing problem for years.
"If politicians don't start comprehensively fighting extremism, then the footage we saw last night will be just the beginning of events that could end in great sadness."