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The Bavarian authorities are checking the appearances of three Bavarian policemen at the demonstration against Corona’s requirements in Berlin on Saturday. As the Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) announced on Sunday, these were private appearances that would be carefully reviewed by the police headquarters. Photos were distributed on the Internet over the weekend, allegedly showing three police officers speaking at the large demonstration. The SPD in the Bavarian state parliament asked for a full explanation on Sunday.
“Police officers who are not on duty and who are still retired are bound by the duty of loyalty and have to show the necessary restraint and restraint in political activity,” Herrmann said. Especially when it comes to the ideology of Reich citizenship or whether the person in question needs to settle in an extremist environment, “we will pull all the levers so that tough sanctions are put in place.” Here the freedom of expression of the police, even in retirement, has clear limits. “I do not understand anything”.
The minister added that the speakers could seriously damage the reputation of the police “if they openly identify themselves as policemen to pretend that their appearances are serious.” This is even more annoying because the Bavarian police are doing a very good job fighting the corona virus and, above all, they are politically neutral.
The SPD’s right-wing extremism expert, Florian Ritter, asked the Interior Ministry for harsh consequences. He finds the fact that Bavarian police officers reportedly appeared at the demonstration frightening and alarming. The police officers pledged to protect the constitution in the areas of democracy, freedom and human rights. “Running in line with enemies of the Constitution and undemocrats in their spare time should not be tolerated,” Ritter said.
