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Katrin Göring-Eckardt (on December 2nd)
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The overthrow fantasies of the arrested "Reich citizens" included an attack on the Bundestag - based on the storming of the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. MPs and members of the government were to be handcuffed.
After last week's raids, these plans led to a discussion about security measures in the German parliament.
Deputy President of the Bundestag Katrin Göring-Eckardt sees room for improvement here.
(You can read an analysis of the security concept here.)
"The security concept of the German Bundestag is not sufficient," said the Green politician to the newspapers of the Funke media group (Wednesday).
»We have to talk about the question of who gets access and how, and above all uncontrolled, in the worst case even with weapons, can enter the building.«
At the end of last week, the Vice President of the Bundestag had already announced that the security measures would be checked.
So far, however, she has not mentioned any specific adjustments.
Federal prosecutors arrested 25 people last Wednesday, including former officers and police officers.
She accuses 22 of those arrested of being members of a terrorist organization that wanted to overthrow the political system.
Three arrested are considered supporters.
The 23 suspects arrested in Germany are in custody.
The federal prosecutor also spoke of 27 other suspects.
Easier to remove civil servants from public service
In addition to the protection concept for the Bundestag, there is also a debate on gun law in the Federal Republic.
Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann has now spoken out against one announced by Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD).
"We have strict gun laws in Germany," said the FDP politician to the editorial network Germany (RND).
“But even the strictest gun laws don't really help when people get guns illegally.
We need to do a better job of enforcing our existing law.«
However, Buschmann supports the interior minister's plans to make it easier to remove civil servants from public service if they behave unconstitutionally - especially if the civil servants have access to weapons.
"It is crucial that we identify people with anti-state sentiment early and remove them from public service," he said.
“So they no longer have access to guns either.
That is an important point."
jok/dpa