Merkel expected to oust country’s head of intelligence – reports

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will oust the country’s head of intelligence, after an ongoing scandal over his response to the Chemnitz riots and his alleged ties to the far-right party Alternative for Germany have prompted calls for his dismissal, according to reports.

Merkel made the decision to get rid of Hans-Georg Maaßen at an extraordinary meeting last Thursday alongside Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and Social Democrat leader Andrea Nahles, Die Welt reported Monday, citing government sources.

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