AFP SENATOR ASSAULTED AT TOWN HALL
January 4274
Senator Claudius Sextilius (AFP - Sildar) was assaulted by a woman named Silvia Schroeder at an AFP town hall meeting held in Sildar Urbem. Senator Sextilius and 4 other AFP Senators were having a joint town hall meeting to hear the concerns of voters in the state. As the town hall came to a close and Sextilius was leaving, Schroeder began talking to the Senator in what bystanders say was an agitated manner. After Sextilius stated he needed to leave, Schroeder punched him in the face. The Senator reacted in surprise and other remaining attendees rushed between her and Schroeder.
"She was talking angrily at me, about the rights of transgendered people and gays," said Sextilius in an interview after the event. "This wasn't entirely surprising, as many of the people at the town hall had also been spirited in their discussions. I politely disagreed with her, and when I stated that I needed to leave she punched me in the eye."
Schroeder, who is 19, was apprehended by the police of Sildar Urbem and has been charged with misdemeanor assault. In statements to police, she was adamant that her assault of the Senator was justified. While she stated she is not formally a member of any political party, she claimed was inspired to assault Sextilius after hearing the RSF promote violence against AFP members after the recent elections. The Senator is reportedly fine, although now sporting a black eye.