Corona: Aiwanger sharply criticizes Merkel's emergency brake as "overreaching" - and hopes Steinmeiers refuse

The Corona emergency brake goes too far for the free voters.

The party presented a constitutional complaint at a press conference today.

The curfew was particularly criticized.

Update from April 22nd, 1 p.m.:

The press conference in which the planned constitutional complaint of the Free Voters about the emergency brake was presented has ended.

Hubert Aiwanger and his party colleague Joachim Streit once again expressed their clear rejection of the nationwide Infection Protection Act.

They were supported by lawyer Niko Härting.

Corona emergency brake in Bavaria: Aiwanger makes it clear at a press conference - "The procedure is detrimental to democracy"

The aim is to defend the citizens' “rights to freedom”, stated Federal Chairman Hubert Aiwanger at the beginning. He argued: The federal government had neither the competencies nor the means to “govern” downwards in this way without regional peculiarities being able to flow into it. “The federal government is overreaching with a policy that does not make sense.” He spoke of a major mistake that is constitutionally inadmissible. "This approach by the federal government is detrimental to democracy because it undermines other institutions, states and municipalities."

It is not about denying Corona or worsening health protection, according to the Minister of Economic Affairs - on the contrary: State governments and district administrators could lead the fight against Corona much more precisely and thus more effectively.

Aiwanger: "I am deeply amazed at the willingness with which the federal states give their skills to Berlin."

Corona emergency brake: Free voters want to file a lawsuit - "curfew restriction of personal freedom"

He got approval from a quarrel. The fact that all countries would be lumped together by the nationwide emergency brake leads, according to Streit, “firstly to no effectiveness and secondly that people completely lose acceptance of the measures.” Attorney Härting added: “The curfew is a restriction of personal freedom. “In the Basic Law, this is on the same level as the protection of life and health. "Therefore, this restriction of freedom is not permitted by the law."

With a second constitutional complaint, the Feien voters also want to bring down the planned emergency brake rule for trade, as Aiwanger has already announced.

Before that, however, the party relies on Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier: they have already submitted their first constitutional complaint to him, according to their own statements - in the hope that he will not sign the change in the law.

Only then should the lawsuit be filed in Karlsruhe if necessary.

Update from April 22nd, 11:56 am:

The press conference with Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) is about to begin in Berlin.

Here he will present the previously announced constitutional complaint of his party to the public.

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On this point, an important decision is imminent on Thursday, April 22nd: The Federal Council will decide on the expanded Infection Protection Act - the Corona * emergency brake.

Corona in Bavaria: Free voters present constitutional complaint against the Infection Protection Act

However, this law clearly goes too far for the free voters.

“These general interventions in civil liberties and the economy are too undifferentiated.

It is also less radical, ”says Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger, federal and Bavarian state chairman of the party.

For this reason, the Federal Association of Free Voters will go public today at a press conference with the previously announced constitutional complaint.

“The planned Infection Protection Act is too general, undifferentiated and radical.

There is also a lower threshold, with more competence in the federal states and municipalities, as is currently the case, "Aiwanger is quoted in a press release.

Everything that the federal government decides now can also be decided by the federal states and municipalities - if it makes sense locally, argues the Minister of Economic Affairs.

Corona emergency brake in Bavaria: criticism from Aiwanger - "Infection Protection Act too general and radical"

Aiwanger demands: “We have to legally avert this encroachment on civil rights and the economy by the federal government.

Otherwise the gap between government and citizens would widen even further, also to the detriment of democracy. "

In addition to the Minister for Economic Affairs, Dr.

Joachim Streit, head of the parliamentary group in Rhineland-Palatinate and Prof. Niko Härting, Härting Lawyers Berlin.

The press conference starts at 12 noon.

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