Protection of the Constitution Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

The state authority for the protection of the constitution in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is the state authority for the protection of the constitution in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and one of 19  intelligence services in Germany. As Department  5, it is part of the Ministry of the Interior and Sport of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , based in the state capital Schwerin . It was founded in 1991, is divided into five departments with over 100  posts and also uses intelligence resources for its tasks . The budget was 1.580 million euros in 2019.

Legal basis

The general legal basis for the protection of the constitution is the Basic Law and the Federal Constitutional Protection Act . The special legal basis is the State Constitutional Protection Act of July 11, 2001.

tasks

The Constitutional Protection of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has the task of proper and personal data, including information, news and documents to collect and evaluate over

1. Efforts directed against the free democratic basic order , the existence or security of the Federal or a state directed or unlawful interference with the official leadership of the constitutional bodies have of the Federation or of a country or its members as its object,
2. security-endangering or secret service activities within the scope of the Basic Law for a foreign power within the scope of this law,
3. Efforts within the scope of the Basic Law. the use of force or preparatory actions aimed at endangering foreign interests of the Federal Republic of Germany,
4. Efforts that are directed against the idea of international understanding ( Art. 9 Paragraph 2 of the Basic Law) or against the peaceful coexistence of peoples ( Art. 26 Paragraph 1 of the Basic Law).

Another task is to inform the public and the responsible bodies about dangers to the free democratic basic order and the existence and security of the federal and state governments, in particular through reports on the protection of the constitution . The Office for the Protection of the Constitution participates in security checks , background checks and technical security measures to protect facts, objects or findings that are in the public interest of confidentiality from being discovered by unauthorized persons.

Powers

The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Constitutional Protection is allowed to use intelligence services for covert information gathering, in particular for covert collection of personal data, which are finally listed in § 10 of the State Protection of the Constitution Act. These include the use of undercover agents , covert staff , surveillance , monitoring of radio traffic , use of legends , and Tarnpapieren -flag , monitoring of mail, post and telecommunications by Article 10 Act and the covert monitoring of the Internet . In addition, the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Constitutional Protection is allowed to view files, files and registers kept by public authorities.

structure

The five departments of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Constitutional Protection have the following responsibilities:

• Unit 501 - General Administrative Affairs of the Department; Public relations work of the protection of the constitution; Information technology
• Unit 502 - Fundamental and legal questions of the protection of the constitution and data protection in the protection of the constitution; Legal department of the department; G 10 ; Counter-espionage ; Secret service
• Unit 503 - Political Evaluation : Right-Wing Extremism / Terrorism
• Unit 504 - Operational Procurement
• Unit 505 - Political Evaluation: Left and Foreign Extremism / Terrorism

management

Period	Surname	comment
1991-1994	Volkmar Seidel	Was sentenced in November 1996 to a fine of 100,000 marks for taking advantage of discounts from the authorities when buying private vehicles.
	Friedrich-Wilhelm Heidemeier
2002 - March 2009	Jürgen Lambrecht	was involved in setting up the state administration in the policy and personnel department and was the author of the brochure "Betr. Engholm" during his time as Schleswig-Holstein State Chancellery consultant.
since April 2009	Reinhard Muller	Was previously head of the police department in the Ministry of the Interior. His deputy is Michael Flenker

control

The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania constitutional protection is subject to various controls. This includes the general parliamentary control by the members of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state parliament due to the reporting obligations of the Minister of the Interior and Sport in the context of current hours , small and large inquiries or petitions . There is also a special parliamentary control by the Parliamentary Control Commission (PKK) of the Landtag and the Landtag can set up investigative committees. Postal checks and telephone surveillance must be approved by the G-10 commission of the state parliament. The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information controls compliance with data protection regulations and his right to inspect files . The State Audit Office of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has the right to review the budget. The actions of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution can be judicially checked as required. Ultimately, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is subject to constant and intensive monitoring by the public and the media, who critically appreciate its tasks and work.

Controversy

A thank you note in 2002 in the neo-Nazi postil “The White Wolf” to the NSU was not given great importance by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. However, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution claims that there was no reference or reference to the NSU in the postil and that the NSU was unknown to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution until November 2011.

In its report for 2011, the constitution protection MV is no longer allowed to name several left-wing institutions. He had taken the report off the network in the meantime, as several legal disputes were pending. It was later republished, with some parts blackened out about left-wing groups and institutions - but incomplete.

Web links

• Homepage Protection of the Constitution Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Constitutional Protection Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In: The criminal investigation department . Police Union , accessed May 7, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Functions and tasks. In: Protection of the Constitution Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Retrieved May 7, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Legal bases. In: Protection of the Constitution Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Retrieved May 7, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Law on the protection of the constitution in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (State Protection of the Constitution Act - LVerfSchG MV). In: Lexsoft. Land MV, July 11, 2001, accessed May 7, 2020 . 
5. ↑ § 10 Law on the Protection of the Constitution in the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (State Protection of the Constitution Act - LVerfSchG MV). In: Lexsoft. Land MV, July 11, 2001, accessed May 7, 2020 . 
6. ↑ § 12 Law on the Protection of the Constitution in the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (State Protection of the Constitution Act - LVerfSchG MV). In: Lexsoft. Land MV, July 11, 2001, accessed May 7, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Focus, issue 50/1994 of December 12, 1994: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Interior Minister Geil loses the third man
8. ↑ Der Spiegel, issue 19/1997 of 5 May 1997: New countries: general purpose Rudi
9. ^ Der Tagesspiegel of March 3, 2009: Realignment: Chief of the secret service is replaced
10. ↑ Der Spiegel, edition 49/1994: Police: Death in the beehive
11. ↑ Der Spiegel, edition 17/1991: Seilschaften: Recommendation from friends
12. ↑ Der Spiegel, edition 51/1987: Waterkantgate: Moralisches Vacuum
13. ↑ Reinhard Müller was appointed by Interior Minister Lorenz Caffier on April 1, 2009 ( memento of the original of November 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
14. ↑ Control of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. In: Protection of the Constitution Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Retrieved May 7, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Berliner Zeitung of June 20, 2012: NSU Terror Neo-Nazis: NSU terrorists donated to neo-Nazi newspaper
16. ↑ Website of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Constitutional Protection Office: allegations against the constitutional protection and police baseless ( memento of the original from May 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
17. ↑ Constitutional Protection Report 2011 is illegal ( memento of the original from January 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.