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Corona protesters have harassed members of the Bundestag. They themselves documented the attacks with videos. Apparently the AfD made it possible. The FDP demands consequences.
Protesters against Corona’s measures reached the Bundestag despite security precautions. A video shows a woman insulting Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on the way to the vote. At least one other man seems to be with them. The FDP accuses the AfD parliamentary group of having smuggled protesters with guest IDs. The same woman also harassed him, wrote FDP MP Konstantin Kuhle on Twitter. SPD deputy Katja Mast reported that strangers tried to break into the offices. You can see the recordings above or here.
The AfD has smuggled people into the Reichstag building, harassing MPs and holding their mobile phone cameras to their faces. I find these attempts to influence electoral behavior absolutely unheard of. That should be avoided.
– Konstantin Kuhle (@KonstantinKuhle) November 18, 2020
The Bundestag administration confirmed the incident at the request of t-online. It will be checked by the Bundestag police. Until now the identity of the interferer is unknown. It is also unclear which parliamentary group or deputies they belong to. However, according to information from t-online, he is a right-wing activist. They show other recordings accompanied by other right-wing YouTube activists who appear to be guests of AfD MP Udo Hemmelgarn. On the live broadcast, an AfD conference is announced because it “made this possible.” Editors are familiar with the names. At the same time, the AfD caused disgust with a campaign of banned posters in parliament.
Screenshot from a right-wing YouTuber’s livestream: AfD’s lecture shown in the background “made this possible.” The broadcast began in the office of MP Udo Hemmelgarn. (Source: Elijah Tee / Screenshot: t-online)
Parliamentarians can usually accompany six people as guests without specifying personal details. A spokesman for the Bundestag administration said this rule was suspended as a security measure on Wednesday. All guests were required to provide personal details and were checked by the police upon entering. It is not yet clear whether the identity of the people can be determined in hindsight, he said.
Demonstrations around the Bundestag are not allowed
To protect parliamentary work against attacks by radicalized protesters, the Interior Ministry, in coordination with the Bundestag, did not allow protests in the pacified area around the building. Therefore, the security authorities had warned against blockades in parliament. Meanwhile there are disputes at the Brandenburg Gate, the police use water cannons. Follow developments here on the live stream and on the news blog.
FDP member Johannes Vogel asked on Twitter for the consequences for the cause of the unrest: “Anyone who, as a parliamentary group or member of the Bundestag, deliberately introduces such people onto the properties of the German Bundestag and thereby give access to constitutional bodies, hinder them and, therefore, our democracy. Have consequences! “
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