Germany’s domestic intelligence chief told to quit
As expected, Germany’s domestic intelligence chief, Hans-Georg Maassen, has been told to quit and move to a senior post at the interior ministry. The government’s decision came amid a furore over Mr Maassen’s response to recent far-right unrest in Chemnitz.
The BBC reports that “anti-migrant “hunts” were reported there on 26 August after a German man was killed in a brawl with migrants. Mr Maassen doubted that foreign-looking people had been hounded.”
Chancellor Angela Merkel was urged to sack him.
Mr Maassen will leave the BfV spy service and become a state secretary in the interior ministry.
