{
  "id": 10989384,
  "title": "Nach Clan-Kontakt: Linke-Politiker Koçak gibt Sitz in Bundestagsausschuss auf",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/nach-clan-kontakt-linke-politiker-kocak-gibt-sitz-in",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:34:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/nach-clan-kontakt-linke-politiker-kocak-gibt-sitz-in-bundestagsausschuss-auf/100258757.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Berliner Linke-Abgeordneter Ferat Koçak has withdrawn his seat from the Interior Committee of the Bundestag following criticism for excessive proximity to criminal clan structures. In a post on X, Koçak stated, \"I do not want my colleagues and their important parliamentary work to be further burdened by attacks on my person. Therefore, I am withdrawing my seat from the Interior Committee.\" His committee activity had already been suspended due to allegations. Koçak also admitted, \"I have made a mistake. In dealing with my contact with the Remmo family, I did not live up to my own standards. I was naive and overwhelmed by the situation in this specific instance. For this, I take responsibility.\" Koçak found himself under pressure after the election to the Berlin parliament due to friendly chat messages with a son from a clan-affiliated large family. The allegedly published content of these messages reportedly included a request for assistance from \"all your people\" in spreading a video of him. Koçak had previously labeled this as a mistake and temporarily withdrawn from public life and the Interior Committee of the Bundestag. Photos from a party at the Left Party's election showed him alongside Ibrahim Ibrahim. According to the association democ, which deals with anti-democratic movements, Koçak is a long-standing activist of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), classified as a terrorist organization by the EU and the USA. The term \"Clan-criminality\" is controversial because critics argue it stigmatizes and discriminates against people with a migration background solely based on their family membership and origin. The Left Party largely rejects this term as well.",
  "summary": "Nach dem Wahlsieg in Berlin feiern die Linken. Doch Fotos werfen Fragen zu Mitfeiernden auf. Ein Neuköllner Bundestagsabgeordneter steht besonders in der Kritik und zieht nun Konsequenzen.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Bundespolitik: Linke-Politiker Koçak gibt Sitz im Innenausschuss ganz auf",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/bundespolitik-linke-politiker-kocak-gibt-sitz-im-innenausschuss-ganz",
        "published": "2026-09-30T16:18:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}