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Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU): "Of course I'm worried"
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Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has reacted to threats against himself.
“We have to take all legal means against such a delimitation.
People in public office shouldn't have to be afraid to speak up and do their job.
That applies just as much to professional groups as to journalists, «he told the dpa news agency in Dresden.
According to a report by the ZDF magazine »Frontal«, statements about murder plans against Kretschmer appeared in the messenger service Telegram.
“I don't care.
Of course I'm worried, ”said Kretschmer.
“But I tend to develop strength and energy from it.
If that is how we treat each other, then this country would be lost.
And that's not it. "
He also received a lot of encouragement, said the Prime Minister.
"It's not about me at all, but about the question of who takes responsibility in a democracy - in a wide variety of places, whether in the municipal council, as mayor, journalist or member of the state parliament." These people should be protected and should not be afraid of have their lives.
Investigations have been initiated against the "Dresden Offline Networking" group and its members.
There is a suspicion of a criminal offense, said the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) Saxony.
For the ZDF report, journalists joined the Telegram group under a false name.
Its 103 members combine the rejection of vaccinations, the state and corona policy, the editorial team said.
In voice messages from the chat group, which were displayed in the TV report, members of "Dresden Offline Networking" called for armed violence.
bbr / dpa