Minister of the interior, Beuth defends himself against cover-up accusations

The Hessian Minister of the interior, has defended his behaviour in the case of possible right-hand networks in the Hessian police. He had not kept up with, so as not to jeopardize the investigation, he said in front of the Hessian Landtag. In Frankfurt, six policemen are now under the suspicion to have a right chat group. the By Susanne Höll, Wiesbaden Susanne Höll

Susanne Höll, comes from Kassel, Germany, learned after studying journalism at Reuters and was a correspondent in Bonn, Vienna, Warsaw and Moscow. Since 2001, she is at the süddeutsche Zeitung , she reported to the Parliament office in Berlin and Hessen, Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland.

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The Hesse interior Minister Peter Beuth fought at a hearing in the interior Committee of the Hessian Landtag against the accusation of the SPD and the left party, he had failed to inform the Parliament in case of need only, in confidence, of the right-wing suspicion in the Hessian police. It was also alleged that Beutch have tried to reverse the transactions under the carpet. In the past few days, there have been investigatory actions. "I didn't want to interfere with the investigative process through my work," said Beuth.

In Frankfurt, it is determined, according to a statement Beuths now against six police officers because of belonging to a suspected extreme-right chat group. Whether these Suspects have anything to do with the threatening letter that had been sent to the lawyer Seda Başay-Yıldız, was still being determined. In the letter, the speech was from an organization called "NSU 2.0". Başay-Yıldız, who has represented victims in the NSU-process, has threatened, among other things, in order that you will take care of your daughter "slaughter".

With regard to the ongoing investigation want to call Beuth no Details. He also made it known that there are three other incidents, with clearly right-wing police officers in other regions, according to the current condition, but in no direct relationship to the Frankfurt events.

On a Funfair, in Hesse had noticed two police officers from the police headquarters at East and West Hesse by extreme right - wing songs, search in December of this year would result in two references to extreme right-wing convictions, and violations of the arms act. In a closed chat group in the area of the police Bureau's Southeast Hessen police officers would not have exchanged doubtful pictures, a criminal Offence would be. Also, the police had been discovered contender in Offenbach, which was sung with other extreme right-wing songs, and afterwards in a brawl involved. He had now been dismissed from the service.

the German interior Minister, Horst Seehofer, said the Federal press conference in Berlin: "he Who exerts in the public service for the population an important feature, mus, without a doubt, on the basis of our Constitution. Since there are absolutely no compromises."