The Ministry of the Interior withdraws the permits of a thousand far-right activists and asks local authorities to comprehensively monitor the obtaining of permits
Federal Minister of the Interior, Social Democrat Nancy Faeser, announced this Sunday a tightening of gun laws in Germany and warned of the danger of the so-called “Reichsbürger” after dismantling a group of activists who were planning to storm. parliament and takes members of the government and deputies hostage. “We are not dealing with mindless lunatics, but with terror suspects, all of whom are in pre-trial detention,” Faeser told Sunday’s Bild am Sonntag, referring to the 25 detainees of Wednesday’s major raid. Some 3,000 officers conducted more than 130 house searches in 11 states, as well as Austria and Italy, and arrested the hard core members of the conspiracy to end democracy and the rule of law. It was the largest anti-terrorist operation in the country for decades.
The minister revealed that the number of ‘Reichsbürger’ has increased in a year to a total of about 23,000, about 2,000 more than in 2021. 10% are considered violent by the intelligence services. Last year there were 239 acts of this type carried out by those who deny the existence of the Federal Republic, do not recognize the government, affirm that Germany is controlled by the Allied powers of World War II, believe that Jewish potentates dominate the world and They refer to the German legislation of the II Reich. Hence the name ‘Reichsbürger’ or ‘Citizens of the Reich’. Faeser stressed that 1,000 of them have had their gun licenses revoked and local authorities are under pressure to verify and revoke all questionable concessions.
Meanwhile, and in view of the arrest as part of the conspiracy of the former Bundestag deputy of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) ultranationalists and Berlin judge Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, politicians from all parties are demanding more protection from the offices of the lower house. Despite losing her seat after the last legislature, the woman was in possession of a card that gave her access to the historic Reichstag and the rest of the parliamentary buildings.
Investigators in the case suspect that Malsack-Winkemann informed the group of the security measures and even allowed access to the building for a terrorist commando prepared for their attack. Several parliamentarians have demanded that security measures and the “right of access of employees and former deputies” be verified, as Social Democratic Group Vice-President Dirk Wiese said. The Bundestag’s so-called Council of Elders, which brings together the most experienced deputies, will take on that task, while the conservative opposition has demanded a debate to deal with the terrorist threat.
Meanwhile, the head of the Interior of the state of Lower Saxony, the Social Democrat Boris Pistorius, has brought up the relationship between the “Reichsbürger” and the AfD. Although they are not the same, “there are many coincidences, from the rejection of our state to a pro-Russian position, through their hostility to the United States,” he told the same Sunday newspaper, denouncing that this ultra-formation succeeds time and time again to feed into its own policies at the expense of those movements.
“We have to take the AfD seriously and manage it carefully, as it is a catalyst,” Pistorius stressed, pointing out that in some groups, such as Lower Saxony, which have been considered moderate until now, there is “a clear movement” in the direction of extremism. . Despite acknowledging that it is not yet the time to request a ban on that match, he urged to “check and collect evidence”. The internal intelligence services have classified the AfD as “suspected of right-wing extremism” and have been monitoring its politicians.
Source: La Verdad
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