The security industry is growing. This is also why the traffic light coalition believes more rules are necessary. Ultimately, asylum seeker accommodation should not be guarded by right-wing extremists or Salafists.
The Green internal affairs politician, Marcel Emmerich, has appealed to the coalition partners to reach an agreement on the planned new regulations for the security industry as quickly as possible. “There is cause for concern that with the current threat situation regarding critical infrastructure and so close to the European Football Championship we are still left without a law,” said the chairman of the Green parliamentary group in the Interior Committee of the Bundestag, the German Press Agency.
There are probably no general concerns within the traffic light coalition about the draft law regulating the security industry from the Federal Ministry of the Interior. However, according to coalition circles, some still see a need for discussion regarding the resulting costs. A spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Finance said on request that “internal government votes were still being taken on the project, which I cannot comment on”.
The cabinet still has to decide on the new regulations
According to a preliminary draft, the aim of the planned new regulation, which the cabinet still has to decide on, is, among other things, to “counter the presence of organized crime structures in the security industry”. A permit is required for security personnel who guard discos or refugee accommodation, regardless of whether the person works for a security company or for the operator of the bar or accommodation. According to the federal government, over 250,000 people are employed in the private security industry.
According to the preliminary draft, more extensive research will be carried out in the background check required for security employees. A regular query is therefore planned in the educational register, which contains decisions and orders under juvenile criminal law, as well as in the central public prosecutor’s case register, the federal police and the customs criminal investigation office.
“Security companies make an important contribution to protecting major events and critical infrastructure,” said Emmerich, who represents the Green parliamentary group as chairman of the Interior Committee. Especially against the background of the growing tasks, it is essential to now regulate the requirements in a separate law. “There needs to be transparency, clear standards for the training and suitability of staff, otherwise the goat will quickly become a gardener,” warned the MP. Anyone who has been involved in criminal offenses in the past, anyone who spreads right-wing extremist slogans and wants to harm the state must be kept away from sensitive areas.
Source: Stern
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