Extremism: Leaked police documents on G7 security in Elmau

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Leaked police documents on G7 security in Elmau

Federal police officers in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: The G7 summit is planned for June 26-28, 2022 at Elmau Castle. Photo: Angelika Warmuth/dpa

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Security for the G7 summit – this is currently one of the most important issues for the authorities. Shortly before the meeting at Schloss Elmau, secret police documents about the 2015 summit appeared on the internet.

According to Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD), the publication of documents on security measures at the G7 summit in Elmau in 2015 has no impact on the current operational planning.

The leaked documents “do not concern us so much,” said Faeser on Monday during a visit to the emergency services in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. “That happened. It’s definitely not very good.” But it is about operational documents from 2015. Bavaria’s Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) and a police spokesman had made similar statements the day before.

Faeser initially left open whether steps could be taken against the “de.Indymedia” platform on which the documents were available. “We’re looking at it very closely now.”

The “de.Indymedia” platform is observed by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution as a secured left-wing extremist effort, but not for very long. The Internet platform “Linksunten.Indymedia” was banned in 2017 by the then Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière (CDU). According to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, activities after the ban had shifted from this platform to “de.Indymedia”. However, “de.Indymedia” is not considered to be the successor organization to the banned platform, since this platform also existed earlier.

No specific risk situation for the summit at the moment

The heads of state and government of the G7 countries are meeting at Schloss Elmau from 26 to 28 June at the invitation of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD).

Faeser emphasized that there is currently no specific threat to the summit. “But of course we see that activity increases in terms of clicking on websites for the G7 summit.” Activities are more likely to be expected from the left-wing extremist side. However, they are not excluded from the Corona protests or in connection with the war in Ukraine.

When asked about possible cyber attacks, Faeser said that there were already considerable cyber activities on the part of Russia towards Ukraine. “In this respect, you always have to reckon with it these days, not just on the occasion of such a G7 summit.”

“The world has changed since the criminal Russian war of aggression against Ukraine,” said Faeser. “In this situation of a terrible war in the middle of Europe, the deliberations of the heads of state and government of the G7 are more important than ever. Protecting the G7 summit in Elmau is a top priority for our security authorities.”

Several protest events planned

The minister warned opponents of the summit against violent protests. “Yes, you can demonstrate if you disagree.” But this must remain peaceful. Several organizations have announced demonstrations, the largest of which is in Munich on Saturday. The organizers stressed that they expected a peaceful rally. Several protest events are planned in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area.

On Monday, Faeser, together with her Bavarian colleague Herrmann and the President of the Federal Police, Dieter Romann, found out about the status of the security measures on site.

The police have already hermetically sealed off the Schloss Elmau conference venue. Since Sunday, access has only been granted to those who can show accreditation. Around 18,000 police officers will protect the summit. Around 7,000 officers from the Federal Police and 1,000 from the Federal Criminal Police Office are deployed. THW, rescue services and the fire brigade are to support the police forces.

At the Griesen border checkpoint, Faeser visited federal police officers who carry out temporary checks there. The controls should also prevent violent criminals from entering the country. Incoming travelers could be rejected “if we have an occasion that is protected by the rule of law”.

The minister also took part in a joint briefing by the federal security authorities and the Bavarian police. Up to 100 officers are on duty around the clock in the police headquarters – current information and news are shown on a 40 square meter monitor wall.

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