Wilfried Peters takes over the management of the Brandenburg Constitutional Protection!

Wilfried Peters takes over the management of the Brandenburg Constitutional Protection!

After a tranquil summer weekend, a personnel are now causing excitement in the political Brandenburg: Wilfried Peters is the new head of the Brandenburg constitutional protection. The committed lawyer, who previously worked as Vice President of the Berlin Administrative Court, took over the important responsibility, especially at a time when the challenges through radicalization and extremism increase rapidly. As the Deutschlandfunk reported , the decision for Peters in the cabinet in Potsdam in mid-June was unanimously made by Interior Minister Wilke.

What the situation has divided are the discrepancies between his predecessor, Jörg Müller, and the former interior minister. These conflicts were primarily about the classification of the AfD as secure right -wing extremist, which sparked a explosive political discussion. Müller was accused of not informing about the dangerous developments in good time, which finally led to her resignation.

right -wing extremism on the pulse of time

With Peters at the top, the protection of the constitution will continue to have to look at the right -wing extremist tendencies in Brandenburg. The AfD youth organization "Young Alternative" (yes) is particularly the focus. The Brandenburg constitutional protection has already classified them as secured right -wing extremist. Interior Minister Stübgen announced that the JA represented positions that fundamentally contradict the Basic Law and a serious danger to democracy, such as the FAZ reported. At a time when 730 members of the AfD were classified as right -wing extremists, they take a worrying place with their 4,300 members.

Not only that stands out. The protection of the constitution has also targeted other groups, such as the Islamic Center Fürstenwalde, which has connections to Islamist terrorist groups and propagates anti -Semitic narrative. Such developments show how important Peters' role is in combating extremist thought guides.

capacity and increasing danger

The protection of the constitution faces huge challenges. At the end of 2024, the personal potential in the right -wing extremist scene in Germany counted over 50,000, an increase of almost 25% compared to the previous year. The number of violent right -wing extremists has also increased, which makes it clear that the security situation tightens. In 2024, a total of 37,835 right -wing extremist crimes were registered, an alarming increase of 47.4% compared to the previous year, such as the website of the constitutional protection execut .

The networking of these extremist groups is another problem child. The young alternative in particular uses social media and events to spread their ideology. Among the members there are also violent people, which increases the pressure to act on the security authorities.

The new management among Peters will not only be required to effectively combat the internal problems to solve the AfD, but also to effectively combat the constant increase in extremism and violence in Brandenburg. A tricky job in which civil society and the state are equally challenged to proceed together against extremism and to defend the values of our democracy.