Offices of Irish MEPs targeted by Nazi stickers in Strasbourg
11 other MEPs were the target of vandals.
Two Irish MEPs saw their parliamentary offices in Strasbourg vandalized following a vote condemning Russia.
The offices of Clare Daly and Mick Wallace were targeted by vandals on Wednesday morning (March 9).
The Strasbourg parliamentary offices of Irish MEPs @ClareDalyMEP & @wallacemick were the target of Nazi stickers days after voting against an EP resolution on Russian aggression. Clare said she has faced “brutal bullying” since the vote. An investigation is underway. pic.twitter.com/sjPwmrtqam
— Cate McCurry (@CateMcCurry) March 9, 2022
The vandalism is believed to be linked to a recent vote condemning Russia for its actions against Ukraine.
Wallace and Daly had voted against the resolution, which also sought to approve increased military spending in the EU and provide weapons and equipment to Ukrainian forces.
“There is no military solution to what is happening now,” Daly and Wallace wrote in a statement on the first day of the invasion.
“We oppose any military response as clearly as we oppose Russian actions.
“Russia must withdraw its troops from Ukraine, immediately cease all military operations and resume diplomatic engagement.
“All parties must work to restore the Minsk process, as the only path to a peaceful resolution to the conflict.”
Daly and Wallace were two of 13 MEPs who voted against the resolution, facing a major backlash for their decision.
Daly said they had been the target of “brutal intimidation” since the vote.
“Our offices in parliament and the offices of the 13 people who voted against were covered in Nazi stickers and all kinds of anti-Russian stuff on their doors,” Daly told reporters in Strasbourg.
“It was investigated, but these people had to go to parliament.”
Wallace said there were 46 separate votes on the resolution and they voted in favor of all provisions condemning Russia, but against anything that would increase military spending.
Meanwhile, at home, Russian officials have called on Ireland to apologize for an incident of criminal damage to the Russian embassy in Dublin and on taxpayers to foot the bill for repairs.
On Monday afternoon (March 7), a man was arrested after driving a truck carrying communion supplies past the embassy gates, apparently to protest Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.