BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s police are investigating the influence of anti-government extremists in their own ranks following a series of violent incidents involving members of the so-called Reich Citizens Movement.
The movement refuses to acknowledge the authority of the post-war German state.
The Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reports state police forces have begun disciplinary proceedings against over a dozen officers who allegedly are members of the movement.
A spokesman for Germany’s interior ministry, Johannes Dimroth, said Monday that two federal police officers are also being investigated.
Dimroth says “ideological agreement with the goals of this group stands in stark contrast with what’s expected of serving police officers.” But he said there wouldn’t be a general screening of all civil servants.
An officer died two weeks ago after being shot by a self-styled Reich citizen.
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Great. When they finish, let’s not waste their experience. Bring em over here and set them to work on the FBI.
Well, at least one country is doing something about these rightwing nutjobs in their midst. Maybe they can give our politicians and law enforcement some ideas on how to go about weeding out these assholes here when they’re done. Oh right, that takes balls. I say begin with those ‘Constitutional’ Sheriffs for starters, then move onto the FBI and those burrowed agents with their own agenda next. If only it was enough to have them reread their professional oath, but I see now that means nothing to a lot of these bad apples. Better to just throw them out on their tails, take away their badges and gawd forfend, their guns.
The germans kinda know where this kind of thing goes.