In the course of the nationwide raid against members of the “Reichsbürger” scene, the Berlin judge and former AfD member of the Bundestag Malsack-Winkemann was also arrested. Now she is threatened with professional consequences.
Disciplinary proceedings are under way against the judge and former AfD member of parliament Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, who was arrested in the course of the anti-terror campaign against the “Reichsbürger” scene. This was initiated by the Berlin Regional Court, Justice Senator Lena Kreck (left) told rbb on Thursday.
The court had previously announced that the 58-year-old had left civil chamber 19a, which is responsible for construction matters. It will now be “physically difficult” for the judge to pursue her profession, said Senator Kreck on rbb24 Inforadio.
Kreck repeated that the Senate Judicial Administration would use all means to “remove” the accused completely from the judiciary. According to Kreck, appropriate steps have been taken. An appeal had been lodged with the service court at the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court (OVG) against a decision by the Berlin Administrative Court. In October, the latter refused to retire Malsack-Winkemann because of her political speeches about refugees in the Bundestag and other statements.
In addition, the Senate Department of Justice is considering two urgent applications, one for a temporary ban on running official business and one for temporary dismissal and withholding of remuneration, a spokesman said on Thursday.
According to Kreck, the lawyer made statements that endangered democracy. Therefore, even before Malsack-Winkemann was arrested, she was of the opinion that she was a “highly dangerous person”. “I only found out how dangerous this woman seems to be yesterday morning,” says Kreck to rbb. She was not informed about the investigation in advance.
According to its spokesman, the Senate Department of Justice now has four weeks to justify the appeal in writing. The new findings should then also flow into these. There is also the possibility that the Senate administration will take over the disciplinary proceedings against the judge.
Malsack-Winkemann was arrested on Wednesday as part of the anti-terror campaign against the Reich Citizens’ Scene. According to the federal prosecutor, she is in custody. She was one of the 19 suspects against whom the arrest warrants were issued by Wednesday evening.
Broadcast: rbb24 Inforadio, November 8th, 2022, 8:20 a.m