This coincides with the findings of the security authorities. It has been said that there has been an increase here since autumn. Telegram is still the most important channel for the dissemination of such statements, which in the chats usually went undisputed.
The German Association of Journalists (DJV) called on Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) to take tough and decisive action against senders of calls for murder and violence on Telegram. “We journalists experience the hostility from the camp of vaccination opponents and corona deniers every day,” said the DJV Federal Chairman Frank Überall on Wednesday.
Faeser had told the ARD capital studio on Tuesday with a view to protest actions by opponents of the state measures to combat pandemic: “Of course, the right of assembly applies. And I am sure that the security authorities will implement it everywhere ”.
The German Lawyers’ Association warned against giving up the rule of law just because a desired political purpose was being pursued. “Even in the fight against the law, anti-democratic conspiracy ideologies, Reich citizens and radicalizing lateral thinkers, we must not throw constitutional principles overboard,” said General Manager Sylvia Ruge.