Merkel's Corona law should come in an urgent procedure: concern about escalation at the Reichstag - and "malicious lies"

Between the peaks the Corona law: The GroKo wants to follow up in an urgent procedure - and reacts to criticism.

The plan still attracts massive anger.

Partly wrongly.

• At two corona summits, the

  federal and state governments

  want to set

  concrete measures to combat pandemics these days.

• From Wednesday (November 18), a

  new infection protection law will

  provide

  the legal foundation in an urgent procedure

  .

• The Union

  and the

  SPD

  have improved after massive criticism.

  Nevertheless, there is a lot of ambiguity - and concerns about excesses.

Berlin

- After the Corona summit is before the summit - and before the

.

In Berlin, Angela Merkel's federal government and the Bundestag are again working at high speed on setting the course for the Corona crisis.

However, every single step is controversial.

Even before

"legally binding" new corona measures are to be enacted

Wednesday (November 25), a

law is to be passed

by the

and

within a few hours

this Wednesday

.

This will also be an explosive moment:

protests have been announced in

front of the

, MPs have been bombarded with spam.

And the opposition sees a need for improvement in the amendment - even if it tries to use verbal moderation.

Corona law of GroKo heavily criticized: SPD and Union improve - Greens and FDP continue to be concerned

So far, most of the

based on a vague clause that allows the “necessary protective measures” to be ordered.

GroKo hopes the new version of the existing law will provide more legal security.

Only in the past few days had the SPD and Union made further adjustments under high pressure to the amendment, which was also heavily debated in parliament - although some steps

failed due to

resistance from the

and

.

Previously, experts had criticized, as can be read on the pages of the Bundestag.

Nevertheless, the opposition is still dissatisfied.

for example, demands that the

Protection Act must guarantee a minimum of interpersonal contact and freedom of movement.

It must be clear that "a minimum of social contacts and leaving your own apartment" is always possible, said Baerbock on Monday.

In addition, the restrictions must be justified and always limited in time.

New Corona law from Merkel's GroKo: What is in it - and what is not

Parliaments:

The SPD was unable to assert itself with the demand for the right of the Bundestag or the state parliaments to receive regulations at least in retrospect.

It remains with information rights and the obligation to give reasons.

Measures must be limited in time in the future.

Crisis

measures

In a new

the law lists steps to combat pandemics - including mask requirements, distance requirements or the closure of restaurants.

However, this list is not exhaustive.

Restriction for infection protection measures:

It should be stipulated that “social, societal and economic effects on the individual and the general public must be included and taken into account”.

Religious gatherings and demonstrations should only be restricted if an effective pandemic containment would otherwise be “seriously endangered”.

Travel and guest lists:

According to a report by the

guest lists in restaurants should

only be used to combat the disease.

A legal basis is to be created for entry registrations after trips from risk areas.

Incidence value as

a measure of

From a 7-day incidence * of 50, the federal states should be obliged to take comprehensive protective measures.

Once this value has been reached nationwide, “nationwide coordinated measures” should be sought.

Rules of the federal states:

The federal states should justify and limit their rules in the future.

The Union, however, refused to require the approval of the state parliaments.

Vaccination centers

should be established by December 15th.

New financial compensation for hospitals is also set.

Incidentally, compulsory vaccination is not part of the law.

The

threatening a

lawsuit

because of the law

- despite a potential "considerable interference with basic rights" it is missing a legally provided compensation.

The

said that the law contains some good and right points, but it also enables sweeping and far-reaching encroachments on fundamental rights.

The draft was "badly made, creates no legal certainty and ignores parliament".

Nonetheless, he was

and was

establishing

.

The GroKo draft for the new § 28a #IfSG is badly made, creates no legal security and ignores #Parliament.

The @fdpbt and I will reject it and come up with a draft on how to do better.

Nevertheless: It is not a # empowering law and does not establish a #dictatorship!

- Christian Jung (@ c_jung77) November 17, 2020

Corona law reaps anger: flood of spam hits MPs - spurred on by "malicious lies"?

The background to this notice are loud and sometimes drastic protests against the law.

A flood of spam mails apparently hit many members of the Bundestag.

said on Tuesday that his office alone had received around 37,000 such emails by morning.

The vast majority are identical with identical passages in the text.

Who is behind it cannot be clarified.

The opposition politician Baerbock also said that her office was severely affected.

Several

and in the area have been registered for

Wednesday

- by opponents of the Corona restrictions such as the so-called

and

.

For two larger meetings, 1,000 participants are registered.

One event has meanwhile been canceled, a rally by the “Network Impfentscheid Deutschland”.

One reason is not officially known, but according to information from the

, the organizers feared riots by

.

Even

had called the Internet to participate.

Dobrindt said that he did not assume that there would be an occupation of the Reichstag steps similar to an earlier demonstration by opponents of the mask.

Dobrindt also spoke of a

when the critics

spoke

of an "enabling law".

The point is not that the rights of parliament should be undermined, but rather strengthened.

However, it also seems possible that the

: In a letter from the Bundestag's security officer to the MPs, it is said that, based on a risk assessment by the Berlin State Criminal Police Office, there was cause for concern “that parliamentary operations will be impaired,

both

because of

attacks on the buildings of the German Bundestag and also on people ”.

Corona law comes on Wednesday: Bundestag, Bundesrat and Steinmeier demanded within a few hours

SPD *

referred to improvements compared to the controversial first draft: It is now stipulated that

"must be limited in time and that they must be justified".

"The point is that the Bundestag shows that and what protective measures it allows in this exceptional situation of the corona pandemic," emphasized

.

The new version of the draft law was discussed on Monday in the health and legal committees of parliament and is to be passed by the Bundestag and Bundesrat on Wednesday.

The new law is to be signed by

on the same day

so that it can come into force quickly.

(

) *

.