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Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The CDU has defended the anti-discrimination law planned for Baden-Württemberg against the harsh criticism of the police unions.
"There will be no reversal of the burden of proof," said CDU General Secretary Manuel Hagel on Thursday in Stuttgart after a meeting of the leaders of the CDU and the Greens.
One agrees with the Greens.
The Greens state chairman Oliver Hildenbrand said it was about strengthening trust between the police and citizens.
As it was said in party circles, there should be a certain obligation for the authorities to give reasons with the new law.
In other words: If there are allegations in the room, they have to be refuted.
The new anti-discrimination law is intended to prevent discrimination based on skin color and other characteristics.
The police unions had declared that the planned law would lead to “generalized preliminary suspicions” of police officers.
Interior Minister and CDU regional chief Thomas Strobl tried to take the wind out of the sails of the unions on the subject of anonymous identification requirements for the police.
Here, too, they are in good talks with the Greens.
Strobl explained: "This does not apply to the normal patrol officer."
It is only about deployments in larger locations, such as demonstrations.
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The police officers already have a number code on the back of their uniform with which they can be assigned to a task force.
In the future, a number will be added so that the police officers can be identified individually.
Strobl explained that in the meantime the actions of the police are filmed by participants during demonstrations anyway.
It is therefore right to ensure even more transparency here.
But he predicted that the change would not be of great practical relevance.
He is not aware of any case where misconduct could not be resolved.
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