Wilfried Peters becomes the new head of the Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution!

Wilfried Peters becomes the new head of the Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution!

Brandenburg, Deutschland - Yesterday was discussed wildly: The new head of the Brandenburg Constitutional Protection has been determined. Wilfried Peters, the current Vice President of the Berlin Administrative Court, will take up his new office on July 14th. Interior Minister René Wilke announced the appointment and described Peters as the "first choice" for this responsible position. Interestingly, Wilke, who used to be active for the Left Party, only took the step into non -party politics a year ago and has only been in office for a few weeks.

Peters brings a lot of experience. At the age of 62, he was an experienced lawyer who has worked in the administrative court since 1999 and previously worked in the Brandenburg Ministry of Justice and in the administration of the state parliament. He describes his new task as "extremely exciting and at the same time very demanding". Nevertheless, his appointment is also viewed critically, especially in the light of the current constitutional protection affair in Brandenburg.

background: stirring times for the protection of the constitution

The turbulent history of the Brandenburg Constitutional Protection cannot be neglected. Peters' predecessor Jörg Müller surprisingly had to take his hat in May after there was massive criticism of the high classification of the AfD as a right -wing extremist movement. The green-red coalition in the Brandenburg Ministry of the Interior, under the former Interior Minister Katrin Lange, also felt the all-round announcement after her cancellation announcement.

This situation shows the interdependencies between politics, intelligence and judiciary, which are always a sensitive topic in Germany. In particular, the monitoring of political parties, which are classified as "anti -constitutional" in the constitutional protection report, carries risks. In the past, the socialist equality party (SGP) was declared as "left -wing extremist", which causes additional discomfort. Peters was previously involved in a case in which the SGP complained of its classification, which was, however, was rejected.

preview of the challenges in office

The new head of the constitution will therefore move in a climate of distrust and political tensions. He takes over an institution that is controversial in both the population and in politics. The main task of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, which is organized as a secret service without police powers, lies in collecting and evaluating information about anti -constitutional activities. Cooperation with other secret services, both German and international, is also an integral part of his work.

Compliance with fundamental rights of democratic rights is considered a central challenge. The political reactions to the decisions of the protection of the constitution are critically pursued not only by the government parties, but also by the opposition, which means that the new boss is in the spotlight.

It remains to be seen how Peters masters the difficult balance between security and freedom. The further developments in Brandenburg and the reactions of the political landscape will certainly continue to cause excitement.

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