The Hessian Interior Minister Peter Beuth (CDU) calls before the interior ministers' conference begins, making right-wing extremist or anti-Semitic statements in closed chat groups particularly punishable when dealing with work.
This should close a legal loophole, said the ministry on Tuesday in Wiesbaden.
Currently, when it comes to the question of criminal liability under the Criminal Code, the characteristic of the public and thus the number of participants in closed communication groups is of particular relevance.
The goal is to achieve criminal liability even in small closed chat groups if the communication takes place in connection with the exercise of duty, explained Beuth.
The measures should also not be limited to business communication.
"Officials also have to prove themselves worthy of their oath on our constitution outside of the service," said the minister.
Because of right-wing extremist statements by Hessian police officers, Beuth had ordered the dissolution of the Frankfurt Special Operations Command (SEK) last week.
The public prosecutor's office is investigating 19 police officers and one former police officer, and disciplinary measures are in progress against others.
The federal and state interior ministers will meet this Wednesday (6.30 p.m.) for this year's spring conference in Europa-Park Rust near Freiburg. The Hessian Ministry said that Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia had joined the demand.