Tougher police law: Greens with 85 questions for Senator
With a very extensive list of questions, the Berlin Greens are demanding information from the Senate about details and unanswered questions regarding the planned stricter police law. Green Party interior politician Vasili Franco submitted a total of 85 questions for Monday's meeting of the Interior Committee of the House of Representatives and is demanding answers from Interior Senator Iris Spranger (SPD). The draft bill on the Security and Order Act (ASOG) is to be passed by the House of Representatives soon.
In future, Berlin police officers will be allowed to film certain operations with bodycams if there is a risk of escalation. Stun guns, which have so far only been tested, will also be able to be used by the police to a greater extent. The maximum duration of preventive detention is to be extended from two to five days.
Franco's questions are primarily aimed at the use of so-called bodycams on police officers' uniforms and the use of stun guns (Taser). It is also about preventive custody, i.e. the precautionary detention of suspected criminals in certain cases, as well as free parking for police officers and other emergency services in their private cars in the vicinity of their workplaces.
Franco criticized that the recent hearing of experts had "revealed a comprehensive need for change". The draft law provides "more questions than answers". Constitutional concerns could not simply be wiped off the table. It was not a good sign for the rule of law if the CDU and SPD ignored the criticism of scientists and the data protection commissioner. Otherwise the law could fail in the event of a possible appeal to the Constitutional Court.
The Green Party's interior politician, Vasili Franco, is urging Interior Senator Iris Spranger (SPD) to provide answers to his list of 85 questions about the use of bodycams, stun guns, and preventive custody in the context of the proposed stricter police law, which could face challenges in the Constitutional Court due to constitutional concerns. The Senate is under scrutiny for not addressing the concerns raised by experts and the data protection commissioner regarding the draft bill on the Security and Order Act (ASOG).
Source: www.dpa.com
