Far-right chat group: Federal Ministry of the Interior speaks of “shame” for police in NRW



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the Federal Ministry of the Interior I was surprised. The reports are “extremely alarming,” said a spokesman for Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU). If that is true, it would be a “disgrace” for the North Rhine-Westphalia police. It is also a “slap in the face” to all police officers who are very loyal to the basic democratic order. However, the case also shows that the security authorities determinedly followed all indications. Not only talk, but also action.

According to information from Minister of the Interior of the State, Herbert Reul (CDU) carried out “the worst and most disgusting agitation”, the denunciations hit “these policemen to the core”. He created his own special representative who, among other things, is now going to paint a picture of the situation of right-wing extremism in the police.

Of the Essen Police Chief Frank Richter said he was “deeply shocked by the inexcusable misconduct” of the officials. “I could only say with absolute clarity that there is no place in Essen police headquarters for people who identify with such right-wing content,” Richter explained. “Anyone who reveals official secrets and / or spreads legal ideas has no place in the police.”

He too Police union (GdP) expressed its horror at the events. “The fight against right-wing extremism is part of the DNA of the police,” said Michael Maatz, vice president of the North Rhine-Westphalia Government. It is unbearable that there are officials “who share xenophobic and right-wing content in chat groups.”

Of the FDP-Obman in the Bundestag’s Interior Committee, Benjamin Strasser, said that in the face of the new case, “an image of the situation of right-wing extremism in the security authorities is increasingly urgent.” “The publication of the report was promised over and over again and then postponed,” criticized Strasser. Seehofer only announced this month’s report in the summer. “Another postponement would not be acceptable.”

He too VegetablesInterior expert Irene Mihalic was alarmed. Now it is necessary to “clarify quickly if this network acted strategically and also across borders.” “It is also necessary to clarify what citizen data the chat participants have accessed to use for their own purposes, if necessary,” explained Mihalic. “This scandal must be fully cleared up.”

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