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A president of the constitutional protection agency must be politically neutral. This is THE foundation of his office. And this is precisely why the statements in the Thuringian investigative committee are so explosive. The accusation is that political considerations by Stephan Kramer may have played a role in decisions made by the constitutional protection agency. The fact that he cannot be an apolitical figure is already demonstrated by the following fact: Stephan Kramer was appointed president of the Thuringian constitutional protection agency in 2015 under the then Thuringian Interior Minister Poppenhäger (SPD) and the Minister-President Ramelow (Linke). His appointment was controversial from the beginning because the Thuringian constitutional protection law requires that the president should generally have the qualifications for the judiciary – which Kramer does not possess. The Interior Ministry referred at that time to the discretionary scope of the statutory requirement. A rogue thinks ill of it. If the court confirms that he has violated his duty of neutrality, the next question inevitably arises: How reliable are the agency's previous decisions? (translated)

„Politische Neutralität" für staatliche Amtsträger – von Ministern bis Lehrkräften – klingt harmlos, ist aber ein Einfallstor für Rechtsextreme. Denn wer Neutralität gegenüber Demokratiefeinden fordert, will vor allem eines: jene mundtot machen, die die Demokratie verteidigen. #PolitischeNeutralität #Rechtsextremismus #Demokratiedefender #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.