After a partial rejection in the Bundesrat, Conrad Clemens, head of the Saxon State Chancellery, criticized the security package presented by the coalition of the traffic light government as "insufficient". The CDU politician said following the Bundesrat meeting in Berlin that they had expected more powers for the police in terms of biometric analysis and wanted real rejections at the borders as well as a reduction in benefits for Dublin cases in the area of migration.
More options for security authorities were planned
The law, which the Bundesrat has now rejected, is about more options for the security authorities. They were to be given the power to compare biometric data on the internet in certain cases. However, the search for faces and voices using an automated application should only be permitted if the President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) or his representative has this approved by a court. In the event of imminent danger, the head of the BKA or one of the three deputies should have issued the order themselves for a maximum of three days.
Copyright 2024, dpa (www.dpa.de). All rights reserved
