Andy Grote

Andy Grote is a German politician serving as senator for the interior and sports of Hamburg since 2016. From 2008 to 2012, he was a member of the Hamburg Parliament.

Controversies

Pimmelgate

Grote became known throughout Germany after he filed criminal charges against a person that called Grote "1 Pimmel" on Twitter. This resulted in the person's ex-girlfriend's apartment, since the perpetrator had already moved by that time, being raided by police. This event was widely criticized and condemned in Germany, with the raid eventually being declared illegal and all charges against the perpetrator being dropped. The controversy became known as Pimmelgate.