Magdeburg - Parliament checks MPs for Stasi activities
The state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt has set up a committee to investigate members of the state parliament for their activities for the Stasi. After the decision had been planned several months ago and postponed at short notice, a large majority of CDU, SPD, FDP, Greens and AfD MPs voted in favor of the appointment on Wednesday. Several Left Party MPs abstained, while others voted against.
In the GDR, the Stasi - short for the Ministry for State Security - was both an intelligence service and secret police force in the service of the SED. It monitored broad sections of the population and harassed critics of the system.
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- The History of the Stasi's activities in the State parliament of Saxony-Anhalt is a topic of interest for the committee, comprised of CDU, SPD, FDP, Greens, and AfD MPs.
- The SPD, a political party in Saxony-Anhalt, is among the parties in the state parliament that participated in the vote to establish a committee reviewing Stasi activities.
- The AfD, another political party in Saxony-Anhalt, also supported the establishment of the committee aimed at investigating Stasi activities within the state parliament.
- The activities of the Stasi during its existence as a secret police force in the GDR continue to be a significant point of concern, not just in Saxony-Anhalt's state parliament, but in the broader historical context of Germany.
Source: www.stern.de
