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Ministry investigates allegations of right-wing extremism against employees

Lower Saxony's Ministry of the Environment is investigating allegations against an employee that could be linked to right-wing extremist activities. The employee has been transferred in-house and assigned other tasks until further notice, according to a ministry spokesperson in Hanover on...

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Files lie on a table. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Procedure - Ministry investigates allegations of right-wing extremism against employees

Lower Saxony's Ministry of the Environment is investigating allegations against an employee that could be linked to right-wing extremist activities. The employee has been transferred in-house and assigned other tasks until further notice, according to a ministry spokesperson in Hanover on Friday. They are in contact with the Ministry of the Interior and the relevant authorities. No information could be provided on the ongoing proceedings.

"As a public service employer, we take allegations against employees that are connected to right-wing extremist activities or give rise to such suspicions very seriously and investigate them consistently," the spokesperson said. The newspaper "taz" had previously reported on this.

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The Ministry of the Interior in Germany is collaborating with Lower Saxony's Ministry of the Environment in their investigation into right-wing extremist allegations against an employee. Despite being transferred and assigned new tasks, the BMU employee remains under investigation.

Source: www.stern.de

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