Sharp weapons and crossbows
Statements made by individual members about the alleged possession of sharp weapons and crossbows would also be included in the criminal assessments. Contact was made with ZDF. The investigation would be taken over by the Police Terrorism and Extremism Defense Center (PTAZ) and the special right-wing extremism commission at the LKA, it said.
Murder plans in chat group
The ZDF magazine “Frontal” reported on Tuesday evening that murder plans against Kretschmer had been discussed in a channel of the messenger service Telegram in a chat group called “Dresden Offline Networking”. The group’s administrator also said he had weapons.
State government turns to the Federal Minister of the Interior
After the plans became known in the chat group, the Saxon state government also turned to the new Federal Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser. He got in touch with Faeser on Wednesday and asked her to turn the fight against radicalization of the corona protests into a “national task”, said the Saxon economics minister and second deputy of Kretschmer as prime minister, Martin Dulig, on Wednesday morning.
Threats against politicians are increasing
In fact, the threat to politicians is increasing again. The Prime Minister of Saxony is often the focus. The MDR had already reported massive threats against Michael Kretschmer at the beginning of December. By December 7, 2021, six preliminary investigations were initiated due to threats against the Prime Minister or other members of the government, in which the Telegram channel of the “Free Saxony” played a role as a means of crime, the State Criminal Police Office of Saxony announced in response to a request from MDR. In general, the number of crimes against the Prime Minister has risen in the past two months. According to the LKA Sachsen there were almost 20.