Kretschmann does not want to accept the police's no to the study

Created: 07/05/2022 13:27

Winfried Kretschmann takes part in a government press conference.

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Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann does not simply want to accept the surprising veto of the police in the south-west of the nationwide study on "Motivation, Attitude and Violence in Everyday Life" by police officers.

One thing is clear: "We want this study to be done," said Kretschmann on Tuesday in Stuttgart.

He now wants to clarify whether the main police staff council actually has the option of blocking the participation of police employees in the study.

Stuttgart – "I can't imagine that," said Kretschmann.

The Main Staff Council has spoken out against an online questionnaire from the German Police Academy being distributed to the departments.

A spokeswoman for the Ministry of the Interior confirmed the relevant information from the “Stuttgarter Zeitung” on Tuesday.

In almost all other federal states, the survey initiated by the federal government has already been completed - only in Hamburg has the main staff council also decided against it.

The study goes back to the former Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU), who responded to demands to investigate possible racism and legalism in the police force.

However, the study was then laid out much more broadly.

All interior ministers of the federal states support the research project.

dpa