The left in the Saxon state parliament consider the proposal submitted by the AfD for a Corona investigative committee to be inadmissible. As a minority, the AfD has the right to set up such a committee, explained MP Rico Gebhardt. “But she has no right to give this committee unlawful orders.”
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According to the AfD’s wishes, the U-Committee should primarily clarify legal questions, such as whether measures were disproportionate, legally inadmissible or even unconstitutional, said Gebhardt. “An investigative committee cannot and should not do that; it is the task of the courts. In this way, the AfD shows that it actually wants a tribunal.”
The AfD made the application that had already been submitted public on Tuesday. He is supposed to critically examine the work of the Saxon government in connection with the coronavirus in the period from 2019 to 2024. AfD parliamentary group leader Jörg Urban had already confirmed that the government had committed “serious violations of fundamental rights”.
Gebhardt wants real reappraisal instead of condemnation
Gebhardt accused the AfD of having copied its application to the Brandenburg AfD parliamentary group and of anticipating the results of the investigation. It must be about dealing with the pandemic with the population instead of holding a shambles court. The committee is not suitable for drawing lessons for further pandemics. Citizens would not be involved.
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in Saxony had also announced a U-committee on the corona pandemic and wants to keep an election promise. In contrast to the AfD parliamentary group, the BSW cannot set up the committee on its own due to insufficient parliamentary group strength. This requires the votes of a fifth of the 120 MPs. The BSW only has 15 seats in parliament.
Leftists warn against party-political abuse of the corona pandemic
Gebhardt accused the AfD and the BSW of abusing the issue for party political campaigns. “Instead, we want an open-ended format that enables factual discussions, involves the population and points to the future – such as a study commission, a round table or a council with citizens. Experts must be involved.”
The left in the Saxon state parliament consider the proposal submitted by the AfD for a Corona investigative committee to be inadmissible. As a minority, the AfD has the right to set up such a committee, explained MP Rico Gebhardt. “But she has no right to give this committee unlawful orders.”
According to the AfD’s wishes, the U-Committee should primarily clarify legal questions, such as whether measures were disproportionate, legally inadmissible or even unconstitutional, said Gebhardt. “An investigative committee cannot and should not do that; it is the task of the courts. In this way, the AfD shows that it actually wants a tribunal.”
