Description of Scholz’s ‘coup plan’: It is clear that something is happening here

At the press conference in Berlin, Prime Minister Scholz said: “It is clear that something is going on here. What needs to be said here is that among those accused is a former AfD member of the German Bundestag. Of course, this is a very remarkable and very bad event.” he said he.

Referring to the functioning of the German state and democracy, Olaf Scholz said: “The other most important result is that everyone knows that we have a defensible state, a defensible democracy that can block such violations of the law and such (coup) plans with the authorities. of security and reject it with all their might”. he said.

Social Democratic Party co-chair Lars Klingbeil also made a statement to the German media on the issue and demanded that the far-right AfD party be punished.

Defining the AfD as an openly anti-constitutional party, Klingbeil said: “The AfD should be on the watch list of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, not in parliaments, courts or public services.” he said.

Klingbeil added that the crackdown on the so-called Citizens of the Empire (Reichsbürger) group, which masterminded the coup, once again demonstrates its close connection to the AfD. (AA)