The protection of the Constitution, the Federal intelligence service and Military counterintelligence service are stepping up their activities against old and new Nazis. The biggest Problem is: The enemies of democracy are always difficult to identify.
The chief of the BND, of the constitutional protection, and the MAD: Bruno Kahl, Thomas Haldenwang and Christof gram (v. l.)
The Federal intelligence service (BND) is intended to protect Germany against threats from abroad. Therefore, it appears at first glance, almost a little far-fetched that he also engages in right-wing extremism. But this Thinking is obsolete in the era of global, virtual, networking for a long time. The most recent example is the attack on the synagogue in Halle in the Federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, in which two people lost their lives. The default parameters are already suspect, Stephan B. was obvious from the Christchurch massacre in new Zealand for inspiration. There is a law, had killed extremist in March, in attacks on mosques in 50 people.
The Parallels to hall are obvious: Both attacks were transferred from the attackers live on the Internet. And both were directed against communities of faith, the classic targets of right-wing extremists are Muslims and Jews. In the hall there are no Jews among the dead were the only reason, because Stephan B. could not penetrate into the synagogue, and on the run for two random victims shot. That was his motive, however, anti-Semitism, he admitted after his arrest.
The police shut down after the attack on the synagogue in hall the scene of the crime
BND President Bruno Kahl has responded to the internationalization of right-wing extremism with the creation of a whole new place in his house: For this year there is a representative for right-wing extremism. The Bald said on Tuesday in a public hearing of the Bundestag in Berlin. Also, the heads of the Federal office for the protection of the Constitution (BfV) and the Military counterintelligence service (MAD), Thomas Haldenwang and Christof grams, answered three hours of questions from the parliamentary control Committee for the secret services (PMB).
In planning: “the situation of right-wing extremism in the Public service”
To be able to international contacts between right-wing extremists earlier and better explain, the three Federal agencies also in this field more closely than ever. In the fight against Islamist terrorism is no longer so. BND chief Kahl also referred to a more intensive cooperation with partner services in neighboring and non-European countries. The assassin of Christchurch comes from Australia and is said to have had contacts to Europe.
The right-wing extremists perpetrated Christchurch-attack in new Zealand made in the world for horror
The protection of the Constitution, the President of Haldenwang announced that it plans to publish soon a “picture of the situation of right-wing extremism in the Public service”. Background the growing number of reports of alleged right-wing extremist structures in the police and the army are. Thus, officials should have in Frankfurt am Main, xenophobic death threats sent. Among other things, to the attorney-at-law Seda Başay-Yildiz, has been represented in the process against the terrorist group “national socialist underground” (NSU) victim-nationals.
MAD Chef takes reports of “shadow army” seriously
MAD-President grams answered the question of the existence of a right-wing extremist network in the Bundeswehr is neither “Yes” nor “no”. With his “Yes and no” he admitted, but to take speculation about a “shadow army” seriously. However, were not confirmed these reports yet. At the same time, Gramm acknowledged that the number of anti-constitutional suspected cases had increased in the force since 2017. Alone in the area of right-wing extremism of the MAD has registered close to 500.
Right-wing extremists in the armed forces is a Problem of concern to the Military counter-intelligence service are increasingly
In order to get the Problem better in the handle, missed grams of the MAD to create a new structure. The extremism and counter-espionage should be separated, and more staff get. Also, you would have to look over the “edge” beyond, “outside of the Bundeswehr”. The President of the Military counter-intelligence service, speaks quite openly of a necessary “change of mentality”.
The protection of the Constitution-in-chief is one AfD for the “New Right”
The role of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) was the protection of the Constitution, the President of Haldenwang. He is one of the just again in the state elections in Thuringia, the successful party to the “New Right”. Since the beginning of 2019 its authority observed the most radical “wing” and the youth organization “Young Alternative” as “suspected cases”. You would move the boundaries of the right-wing extremism, more and more into the bourgeois camp, said Haldenwang. The AfD as a Whole was declared to be the “test case”.
The AfD Junior of the Constitution, look at the protection of particularly exactly who rallied behind his Banner
The right-wing scene as a whole will “confusing”, reported the BfV-in-chief the development. Particularly in view of the Internet. There people would meet, which would have met otherwise, “never”. As an example, Haldenwang called the group “Revolution Chemnitz”, which was also created by virtual contacts. The alleged right-wing terrorists have planned attacks on foreigners and state representatives. The trial against her began at the end of September in Dresden.
Individual perpetrators, no one speaks
Of the to listen to in security circles for a long the single bullet theory is no talk at the public hearing of the secret service-Trios and more. “For me, there are too many individual cases,” said Haldenwang. In the fight against right-wing extremists, he also relies on the support of the population. Fittingly, it was unlocked on Tuesday, the note phone “RechtsEX”.