According to a report in the “Tagesspiegel” (Saturday edition), the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) sees increasing dangers for internal security in Germany in the coming weeks due to the energy crisis and high inflation.
A similar situation to the protests against corona measures since the beginning of the pandemic can be expected "if a significant proportion of the population feels or actually gets into existential situations as a result of political decisions," says an internal BKA memo, from which the Quoted from the daily mirror.
The Federal Criminal Police Office has also registered attempts by Islamists to take advantage of the current crisis situation.
Attacks on the “economic infrastructure” had been called for.
A spokesman for the jihadist militia Islamic State called for exploiting Russia's war against Ukraine and the unstable political situation in Europe, the "Tagesspiegel" quotes, citing the BKA.
Demonstrations and crimes like the Corona protests of the past few years are also expected.
In addition, there could be occupations and blockades of companies in the energy and armaments industry by the left scene.
Criminal offenses against politicians and decision-makers are to be feared from right-wing extremists and corona skeptics, as well as “violent forms of action” from corona critics.
A renewed tightening of the corona measures could also drive parts of the civil-democratic spectrum into the arms of the milieu of the corona protests, the BKA writes according to the “Tagesspiegel”.