Prior to the announced demonstrations in Chemnitz, Germany, Rainer Wendt, Chairman of the police Union discussed in the interview-the police strategy. It could be drawn from the whole of Germany forces.
DW: After the death of a 35-Year-old and the following demonstrations have been called in Chemnitz for the afternoon left-and right-wing groups protests. It is probably also the result of violent protesters should be expected. How is the police to use?
Rainer Wendt: The police in Saxony is accustomed to such demonstrations, the colleagues are professionals. You must be a good tactic, and especially with a sufficient force in number to such use. If the assessment of the situation, that we need more forces, then the police in Saxony is, of course, receive support from other länder and from the Federal police. There is no doubt that there is solidarity among the countries and the Federal police. If the Saxons are in need of support, then you will get the.
Rainer Wendt: Chairman of the police Union
On Sunday spontaneously hundreds of ready goods, to the part of violence, protesters in Chemnitz on the road. First of all, to a few emergency workers were on the site, it has also resulted in Attacks on migrants. From the ranks of the Left party criticism had become, the police response was too slow. How should approach the police now?
The police must now be as accurate as yesterday, the centre of a sound mind. It is precisely in such exciting times, they must ensure with their forces to ensure that law and order be restored, and at the same time everything not to do, that the mood is heating up even further. I have full confidence in the Saxon police leadership. The colleagues, who are accustomed to such operations. In such a very spontaneous Situation, such as yesterday, the police is low forces on-site and first of all gain the need to achieve, get also days the business. It is often so that the police is put under force at the beginning of this phase for now. But it is catching up very quickly.
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They said that forces from other States could be rapidly to Saxony laid. How is that possible, as quickly from other provinces forces, can be abgeordert in this case, to Saxony?
Fortunately, the police in Germany is highly mobile. Therefore, can be drawn from all länder in Germany, soon forces together. There is nothing special that there are such forces requirements. If necessary, they will be flown also. These inserts can also be very spontaneous. There is nobody sitting on Packed suitcases and waiting that it will be used. The colleagues are inserts made of other, for example, from the support of the district police authorities, missions, and pulled together and are then very quickly on the spot. Our riot police use is thus at any time capable of.
Rainer Wendt is a German police officer and, since 2007, Federal Chairman of the German police trade Union in the German civil service Federation.
The interview was conducted by Daniel Heinrich