Reservist association wants to withdraw operation plan if AfD takes over government

The reservist association wants to withdraw the so-called Operational Plan Germany from the State Chancellery of Saxony-Anhalt if the AfD takes over the government there. “The AfD is a great danger for our country,” said association leader Bastian Ernst (CDU) to the editorial network Germany (RND). »If she were to take over the government in Saxony-Anhalt, then the Germany operational plan and other relevant information would almost certainly flow to Russia. That’s why the plan should be brought back from Saxony-Anhalt.”

According to Ernst, an alternative would be to "basically deposit the operation plan with the Ministry of Defense." Then, according to him, people or institutions could only view it with prior approval. »In the event of war, different rules would apply anyway. “The federal government would then have increasing access to the states and thus also to Saxony-Anhalt,” said Ernst.

According to the RND, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) had already spoken out in favor of a possible reversal of the plan in front of defense experts from the coalition factions.