The recently introduced security measure proves detrimental to the Richterbund's interests.
After the Islamist attack in Solingen, the Traffic Light coalition is pushing a security plan, with Parliament set to vote on it as soon as this week. However, the German Judges Association isn't impressed. Sven Rebehn, the association's federal managing director, told Funke media group newspapers that the proposed security measures fall short. "The Traffic Light parties want to whittle down the existing federal government's already limited security package even further," Rebehn said. According to him, the proposed knife bans and enhanced police powers won't significantly boost internal security.
Rebehn was particularly critical of the SPD, Greens, and FDP's failure to agree on a new regulation for data storage that complies with European law. "This could make a real difference in fighting crime," he said.
Rebehn also urged substantial investments in better-equipped security forces and courts. He urged Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner to "lift his foot off the brake and pave the way for a federal-state investment package that strengthens the rule of law and actually improves the security situation in the country." If this doesn't happen, he warned, "the parties of the democratic center will continue to lose trust, and the political fringes will benefit."
The security plan was launched by the federal government following knife attacks in Mannheim and Solingen. It includes stricter asylum and residence laws, weapons laws, and additional powers for security agencies. The specifics will be hammered out in the interior committee on Wednesday, with the revised security plan set for a vote in the Bundestag as early as Friday and then move to the Bundesrat.
The German Judges Association expresses concerns about the proposed security measures, stating that they won't significantly enhance internal security and criticizes the lack of agreement on a new data storage regulation. Rebehn further advocates for substantial investments in better-equipped security forces and courts, urging the federal finance minister to support a package that strengthens the rule of law and improves the security situation.
