After the riots in Leipzig, SPD leader Saskia Esken called for a review of the police operation on New Year's Eve. If a wrong tactic of action "put the police unnecessarily in danger", the responsibility lies with the Saxon Interior Minister Roland Wöller (CDU), Esken told the newspapers of the Funke media group. In the sense of the police officers, it had to be quickly clarified "whether the tactics of the operation were appropriate".
There is now clear criticism for these statements. Immediately after such an operation, the SPD stabbed the officials in the back, tweeted the FDP federal chairman Christian Lindner. "Anyone who holds out the bones for us should have their backs strengthened. This is where the perpetrators and victims are exchanged," wrote Lindner.
Immediately after such an operation, @spdde stabbed the officials in the back. Those who hold out the bones for us should have their backs strengthened. Here, perpetrators and victims are exchanged. CL #Esken #Connewitz https://t.co/OVBSe71we5
- Christian Lindner (@c_lindner) January 3, 2020Criticism also came from Esken's own party. The former SPD federal chairman Sigmar Gabriel asked to speak better about the violent offenders in view of the massive New Year's violence. "You have to fight it politically, in the media and with the police and the judiciary instead of fooling around remotely about the police's strategy," criticized the ex-vice chancellor on Twitter.
Given the massive New Year's violence about discussing police tactics, it would be better to talk about the violent offenders. You have to fight them politically, in the media and with the police and judiciary instead of from afar using the police's strategy to be smart.
- Sigmar Gabriel (@sigmargabriel) January 3, 2020Meanwhile, Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner (CDU) also asked whether this was the five percent campaign via the short message service. "Are the others always to blame? Or can one just call extremists that way and condemn their attack?" Complained the Union politician.
According to the police, a 38-year-old official was seriously injured in an attack on New Year's Eve. The investigators suspect left-wing extremists behind it. The helmet was ripped off his head. According to Interior Minister Wöller, the policeman was passed out and was operated on at night. He left the hospital on Friday.
Saxony's interior minister, Wöller, has announced that the proceedings will be clarified. "Every police operation is critically evaluated and processed. This will also happen with this," he said.
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