Deutsche Welle: German intelligence service targets former boss — report

— "A former president of #Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Hans-Georg Maassen, is under investigation by his former agency, the German newspaper #Bild reported on Wednesday.

Maassen, who was removed from his post after appearing to downplay far-right violence against migrants, is a member of former Chancellor Angela #Merkel's center-right Christian Democrats (CDU).

Maassen was forced from his post as the president of Germany's domestic intelligence service in 2018 after he appeared to dismiss the seriousness of apparent right-wing violence in the eastern city of Chemnitz."

#politics #FarRight #PoliceCoverup #Europe #Crime
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