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The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution lists its former boss Hans-Georg Maaßen as a right-wing extremist
The former head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maaßen, is now himself a case for the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
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Hans-Georg Maaßen once headed the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, and now he could be observed by him. Maaßen now has the information in writing.
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has data on its former president Hans-Georg Maaßen is stored in the authority’s information system in the area of right-wing extremism. On Wednesday, Maaßen posted a letter dated January 16th to his lawyer online, in which the Office for the Protection of the Constitution gave him relevant information about information stored about Maaßen. The ARD political magazine Contrasts and the news portal t-online had previously reported that the former head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution had become the focus of the domestic intelligence service.
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution did not want to comment on the report or the letter upon request. A spokeswoman said: “The BfV does not comment on individuals due to the protection of personal rights.”
Hans-Georg Maaßen asked the Office for the Protection of the Constitution himself
However, if the person concerned believes that they have come into the focus of the intelligence service, they can request information from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as to whether their personal data has been stored. According to the letter that has now been published, Maaßen did this last August.
The observations listed by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in the letter to Maaßen’s lawyer include, for example, that Maaßen described the measures against suspected members of the “Reich Citizens’ Association around Henry
Maaßen commented on the letter published on Platform He wrote to Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) about an “abuse of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution to combat political opponents.”
The former President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution resigned from the CDU a few days ago. With the ultra-conservative values union, he set the course for the founding of his own party. Maaßen distributed his resignation letter to CDU party leader Friedrich Merz, dated January 25th, on the X platform (formerly Twitter) on Saturday. In it he accused the CDU of “betraying classic values.” The CDU is “a variant of the socialist parties and not an alternative to them.”
The domestic politician Martina Renner (Left) demanded: “After the latest developments regarding the former President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Hans Georg Maaßen, a parliamentary investigative committee in the Bundestag must examine his activities during his time of service.” Even during his time in office, Maaßen was a cold anti-democrat who despised parliament and posed a threat to democracy.
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The Green Party’s domestic politician Marcel Emmerich said: “Hans-Georg Maaßen’s inciting statements are not only intolerable, but also pose a serious threat to peaceful and democratic coexistence. The fact that Maaßen is now classified as a right-wing extremist by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution requires legal consequences to focus more attention on him.”
Sources:“tagesschau.de”, “T online”, “hgmaassen.com”.