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Maaßen is suing the Office for the Protection of the Constitution

Former head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maaßen, says he takes authorized motion towards his former company. Maaßen defined on the request of the German Press Agency {that a} lawsuit was filed with the Cologne Administrative Court towards the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution on Friday night. The Nius portal had beforehand reported on it. The Cologne Administrative Court was initially not accessible to verify receipt of the lawsuit.

At the tip of January it turned identified that the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) had saved knowledge on its former president within the authority's info system within the space of ​​right-wing extremism. Maaßen accuses Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) of utilizing the home secret service “to observe government opponents,” as he informed the dpa. “Opponents of the government are not enemies of the constitution. In doing so, they are seriously violating their official duties and thus damaging liberal democracy,” stated Maaßen. That's why he filed a lawsuit. Faeser is “unbearable” as Interior Minister and have to be “immediately removed.”

Statement of declare: 40 pages and 165 pages of appendices

According to Maaßen, the assertion of declare contains 40 pages and 165 pages of appendices – excerpts can be found to the dpa. This exhibits that Maaßen objects to the very fact “that he was classified by the defendant/respondent as an object of observation or is currently being treated”. Accordingly, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution must also chorus from amassing, evaluating, amassing and storing info, private knowledge, info, information and paperwork on measures.

The doc accuses the authority of unlawful and unconstitutional actions. “Apparently, the BfV initially bases its assessment on the fact that a right-wing extremist mentioned the plaintiff/applicant in a letter; another person is said to have shared videos of the plaintiff/applicant on Facebook (…),” the grievance states. The argument goes that such third-party actions are irrelevant beneath constitutional safety legislation. There isn’t any authorized foundation for observing or classifying Maaßen as a person.

Maaßen is federal chairman of the Values ​​Union social gathering, which was based in mid-February and plans to run within the East German state elections within the fall.

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