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Faeser condemns disruptive action against Göring-Eckardt
Bundestag Vice President Göring-Eckardt from the Greens is prevented from leaving after a party event in Brandenburg. Interior Minister Faeser is outraged.
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) has warned of further attacks on politicians after a disruptive operation against Bundestag Vice President Katrin Göring-Eckardt (Greens).
“Such attempts at intimidation no longer have anything to do with democratic protest,” wrote Faeser on the platform X (formerly Twitter). “We should never forget where political aggression can lead. All democrats must oppose the increasing brutalization.” Demonstrators had harassed the Green politician’s car after a party event on Saturday in eastern Brandenburg and prevented her from leaving.
Around 40 to 50 demonstrators had gathered in front of the event hall, Göring-Eckardt’s office told the “Bild” newspaper. After the end of the event, the Bundestag Vice President was harassed on the way back to her vehicle. Only when the police called for reinforcements was the departure possible after 45 minutes. The police reported that a 19-year-old and a 26-year-old man sat in front and behind the company car and prevented it from leaving. The “Märkische Oderzeitung” also reported on the incident.
“Incident not an exception”
The Green politician called for better protection. “The state police must urgently think about how they can secure political events in the country and agree on uniform criteria as to which standards they actually apply,” said Göring-Eckardt to the Editorial Network Germany (RND). “This incident was no exception.”
In January, farmers prevented Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck of the Green Party from leaving a ferry after he returned from a private trip to the North Sea coast. The Green Party federal chairwoman Ricarda Lang was booed, insulted and prevented from leaving at the political Ash Wednesday in Schorndorf near Stuttgart.
Solidarity with Göring-Eckardt came from the Union. The First Parliamentary Managing Director of the CDU/CSU faction, Thorsten Frei, told the “Rheinische Post” from Düsseldorf: “Threatening and intimidating the Bundestag Vice President is absolutely unacceptable.”