After the arson attack on the Berlin power supply, Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt
(CSU) defended his ministry’s line on protecting important infrastructure facilities. During the government survey in the Bundestag, the CSU politician assured: “The fight against the
Left-wing terror and the Left-wing extremism must be significantly expanded.” He has already made the necessary decisions for this.
The one from the
Federal Government submitted Draft for the so-called Kritis umbrella law
was strongly criticized by experts in a hearing, said the parliamentary manager of the Green Party, Irene Mihalic. Under the proposal, operators would have to report incidents in the future and develop plans to deal with potential risks. Dobrindt replied that the previous government of the SPD, Greens and FDP had not succeeded in passing the law that had been planned for some time.
There was a large-scale power outage in southwest Berlin early on the morning of January 3rd following an arson attack on a cable bridge that was allegedly motivated by left-wing extremists. Around 100,000 people were temporarily without electricity. In the middle of winter, heating, internet and mobile communications were also out for days. The blackout didn’t end until January 7th.
The Greens accuse Dobrindt of being absent
At a current hour in the Bundestag, the AfD, the Greens and the Left also expressed clear criticism of the black-red party’s crisis management Berlin Senate. “This attack reveals a complete blackout of political responsibility,” complained the AfD parliamentary group’s domestic policy spokesman, Gottfried Curio. Berlin left-wing MP Ferat Koçak accused politicians of letting those affected down.
The criticism in the Bundestag was not only directed at the Berlin Senate, but also at the federal government. The Green Party’s domestic policy spokesman, Marcel Emmerich, accused Dobrindt of not paying enough attention to the crisis. “According to our information, you were in Seeon at the closed meeting of your regional group.” He asked the minister: “When were you in Berlin, how did you help with crisis management?”
Dobrindt then said: “There were crisis meetings here in Berlin – I was there, I was also in Seeon.” The closed meeting in the Seeon monastery in Upper Bavaria (January 6th to 8th) was also “a necessary and urgent event” when it comes to ensuring more security in Germany, said Dobrindt.
