Deputies of the Bundestag, which last week voted for the adoption of a dispute law on the protection of the population from infectious diseases, one for all Germany, receive threats to their address.
The Federal Office for Criminal Affairs (BKA) warned the faction on the appearance of a list of deputies that supported the “emergency brake” in the fight against the pandemic, which in some cases is entitled to the “death list of German politicians”. On Wednesday, April 28, the DPA agency reports with reference to the letter of authorized SDP on the security of Gabriel Katzmarek, addressed to the Social Democratic factions. This letter also reported a number of other German media.
Katzmarek called on members of the faction to report on the receipt of direct threats or suspicious events. According to this information, BKA informed authorized on the safety of parliamentary factions as a precautionary measure. The agency at the same time emphasized that we are talking about a post in the social network of one person and out of it cannot be drawn about an increased threat to deputies.
In turn, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany Horst Zeehofer called to treat such threats with all seriousness, especially when it comes to deputies.
Bundestag approved “emergency brake” to combat the third wave of the coronavirus epidemic on April 21. For the introduction of appropriate changes to the law on the protection of the population from infectious diseases, by the name of 342 deputies, 250 were against, 64 were abstained.
The new law contains the rules for all Germany relating to the tightening of coronavirus control measures (“emergency brake”). For districts and cities with a high level of infection, night curfews are provided, closing schools and more stringent restrictions for shopping.
Adoption of amendment to the law on protection against infectious diseases was preceded by fierce debates in the Bundestag. The country’s parliament building in Berlin gathered more than 8,000 opponents of coronavirus restrictions. More than 2,200 policemen began to disperse the gathered, they came into collisions with the guards of the order. The law entered into force on April 24 and will act at least until June 30.