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Munich (AP) - In Bavaria, parts of the so-called lateral thinker movement are observed by the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
"The collective observation object records individuals and groups of people who call for violent actions against state institutions, against the state infrastructure or against state representatives, or who participate in such actions that are intended to significantly impair the functionality of the state," said Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) on Wednesday in the interior committee of the Bavarian state parliament in Munich.
Supporters of "lateral thinking" and offshoots of the movement have demonstrated in many cities against restrictions in the Corona crisis in recent months.
Neo-Nazis and so-called Reich citizens who can be recognized by flags and symbols also took part in the demonstrations.
Herrmann emphasized that it was not about bothering every demonstrator or critic.
"It will be a matter of looking at a few people who call for violent resistance," said the minister.
There are actors who question the legitimacy of democratically elected decision-makers and the rule of law as a whole.
"These activities are therefore to be qualified as security-endangering anti-democratic efforts and are therefore subject to the monitoring mandate of the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution," said Herrmann.
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