The Saxon Young Socialists are putting pressure on their party over the new police law. Ahead of the Saxony SPD’s extraordinary state party convention on Saturday in Dresden, the party’s youth wing reiterated its criticism of the planned amendment. In a motion to the party convention, they call on the state parliamentary group not to approve the bill in its current form and to work toward fundamental changes.
“The ruling by the Saxon Constitutional Court obligates the legislature to correct unconstitutional provisions. It does not obligate it to introduce new surveillance powers at the same time,” explained Juso state leader Mats Rudolph. The Jusos are particularly critical of the fact that the constitutional court’s requirements and the introduction of new powers for automated data analysis, biometric evaluations, and other intrusions have been combined into a single legislative package.
