He wanted to become a member of parliament in the US state of New Mexico, but ultimately lost to his Democratic rivals in last November’s elections. Now Republican Solomon Pena will have to answer in court. The 39-year-old was arrested for inciting attacks on political opponents.
Pena is accused of inciting four men to attack leading Democrats. No one was injured in the attacks, in which shots were fired at the homes of the targets. The mayor of Albuquerque, Democratic politician Tim Keller, said on the basis of the investigation results that he assumes a politically motivated act. It is an attack on democracy. “This kind of radicalism is a threat to our nation,” Keller said Monday.
Showed sympathy for Trump
In November’s New Mexico House of Representatives elections, Pena lost clearly to his Democratic opponent. The convicted man said on Twitter that he did not accept the election results and expressed his condolences to former US President Donald Trump. To this day, Trump also does not acknowledge his defeat in the 2020 presidential election and continues to spread his allegations of voter fraud.
An investigative committee of the US House of Representatives held Trump responsible for the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Critics accuse Trump of inciting others to political violence through his position.
Source: Krone
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