Police officer suspended from duty following statements by right-wing extremists



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In Leipzig, a civil servant was excluded from the service with immediate effect on Friday. He is said to have made far-right and racist comments in a chat, police said. There is an “urgent suspicion”.

The police department was informed on Thursday by the State Criminal Police Office in Baden-Württemberg about the findings of the chat process. Police did not provide details about the officer.

Leipzig Police Chief Torsten Schultze said he was “very disappointed”. The actions of one individual again affect the reputation of the entire police force. “The ideas of the far right have no place in our police force. Therefore, their existence should not be minimized and will not be tolerated in our ranks,” said Schultze. The law enforcement officer must now expect criminal and disciplinary consequences. The “Soko Rex” of the State Criminal Police took over the investigation.

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