Issa Remmo, who is affiliated with the so-called Remmo clan, participated in a conference of European imams at the European Parliament in Brussels. The Left party is now accusing the EVP of granting him a platform. The head of the EU Left faction, Martin Schirdewan, stated that this situation is very serious, noting that a person frequently named by the Union as a ringleader of organized crime is now on the podium of the Conservatives in Brussels. An EVP member of parliament had organized the event where Remmo was invited.
Schirdewan considers the incident deeply disturbing and demanded an explanation from EVP faction leader Manfred Weber. The Left politician said that the mere suspicion that the circle of organized crime is gaining access to a parliament is profoundly problematic.
This accusation has a background. After the Berlin House of Representatives election, Remmo showed up at a Left party electoral event. The CDU top candidate, Stefan Evers, had subsequently said that clan bosses belong behind bars, not at election parties. Schirdewan drew a comparison, stating that while Mr. Remmo appeared at a Left party event and was directly sent away by the organizers, he is simultaneously being specially invited and flattered by Conservatives.
