Redial - Terror suspect is on AfD state list for election
For formal reasons, the former AfD member of the Bundestag Birgit Malsack-Winkemann will also be on the ballot in the partial re-run of the Bundestag elections in Berlin in February. She was arrested in December last year as part of a large-scale raid. The federal prosecutor's office accused her of membership and support of a terrorist organization. "The candidate must not be removed from the ballot," Berlin's state election director Stephan Bröchler told the German Press Agency on Wednesday. "In a constitutional state, a person is considered innocent until their guilt is established by a proper court." The "Tagesspiegel" had previously reported on this.
On Tuesday, the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe ruled that the Bundestag election in Berlin in September 2021 must be repeated due to numerous glitches in 455 electoral districts and the associated postal voting districts. The same candidate lists will apply as in the original election. Malsack-Winkemann was on the Berlin AfD state list. "We have tried everything, but there is no legal way to remove Ms. Malsack-Winkemann from the state list," AfD state chairwoman Kristin Brinker told the "Tagesspiegel".
A week ago on Tuesday, the federal prosecutor's office filed charges for the first time following the large-scale anti-terror raid against so-called Reich citizens around a year ago. The case involves 27 suspects, including Malsack-Winkemann. The suspects are alleged to have planned to overthrow the political system in Germany.
Federal Constitutional Court statement on the ruling from 19.12. Report in"Tagesspiegel"
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- Despite being arrested as part of a massive anti-terror raid last December, Berlin's state election director Stephan Bröchler announced that former AfD member Birgit Malsack-Winkemann will remain on the ballot for the partial re-run of the Bundestag elections in February.
- The German Press Agency reported that Bröchler, citing the principle of innocence until proven guilty, stated that the candidate cannot be removed from the ballot in a constitutional state.
- Malsack-Winkemann was originally on the Berlin AfD state list for the September 2021 Bundestag election, but it had to be repeated due to numerous glitches in 455 electoral districts.
- Kristin Brinker, chairwoman of the AfD state chapter in Berlin, confirmed that an attempt was made to remove Malsack-Winkemann, but it was deemed impossible due to legal constraints.
- The case against Malsack-Winkemann and 26 other suspects, accused of supporting a terrorist organization, was recently handed over by the federal prosecutor's office to the court for trial.
- The Daily Mirror reported that this case stems from a large-scale anti-terror raid against supposed Reich citizens around a year ago, with the suspects allegedly planning to overthrow the German political system.
- On Tuesday, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the Bundestag election in Berkeley in September 2021 must be repeated due to multiple errors, causing renewed speculation about Malsack-Winkemann's political future.
- The Federal Constitutional Court's statement on the ruling was published in the "Tagesspiegel" on December 19, indicating the comprehensive nature of the challenges facing the election process.
- The controversy surrounding Malsack-Winkemann's participation in the election has drawn attention to the delicate balance between ensuring fair elections and upholding the presumption of innocence in the face of criminality and extremist threats.
Source: www.stern.de
