Thuringia: Interior Minister accuses AfD of spying for Moscow – inquiries resembled “Kremlin order list” | EUROtoday

Thuringia’s Interior Minister Georg Maier (SPD) sees proof of the AfD abusing the parliamentary proper to ask questions within the pursuits of Russia. “For some time now we have been observing with increasing concern that the AfD is abusing the parliamentary right to ask questions to specifically investigate our critical infrastructure,” the minister advised the “Handelsblatt”. There are additionally quite a few parliamentary inquiries of this sort on the federal degree. “It almost gives the impression that the AfD is processing a list of orders from the Kremlin with its inquiries.”

He referred to AfD politicians who maintained “close contacts with authoritarian states”. It will be assumed that security-relevant info is leaking. The “treasonous aspect” needs to be given better consideration within the context of a doable AfD ban process.

According to the minister, 47 such inquiries have been made in Thuringia alone prior to now twelve months. The transport infrastructure, water provide, digital infrastructure and power provide are affected.

“The AfD is particularly interested in police IT and equipment, for example in the area of ​​drone detection and defense,” Maier advised the newspaper. The tools in civil safety, well being care and the actions of the Bundeswehr are additionally the topic of quite a few inquiries. The AfD is assessed as “secure right-wing extremist” by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Thuringia.

The AfD rejected the allegations to the “Handelsblatt”. The first parliamentary managing director of the AfD parliamentary group, Bernd Baumann, spoke of “crazy suspicions”. The SPD and the Union have allowed the infrastructure in Germany to deteriorate for many years, he advised the Handelsblatt. “With our inquiries we are uncovering these grievances in the interests of the citizens.”