(de-news.net) – In the discourse surrounding the lessons to be drawn from the Magdeburg attack, there have been pronounced calls for enhanced cooperation among security authorities. Bundestag Vice President Göring-Eckardt underscored the imperative of augmenting information sharing in conjunction with adequate equipment. She highlighted bureaucratic impediments that have constrained the operational efficacy of security agencies. Göring-Eckardt emphasized the critical need to scrutinize potential errors in the Magdeburg case and to derive actionable insights from them.

Yesterday, Saxony-Anhalt’s Minister President Reiner Haseloff (CDU) advocated for more efficacious information sharing among security authorities, necessitating amendments to data protection laws. He asserted that premature attribution of blame is counterproductive and that numerous questions remain unresolved. Haseloff articulated that the exchange of data and information among authorities must be optimized, particularly for security agencies that require enhanced networking capabilities. A government spokesman of Saxony-Anhalt noted that authorities possessed information about the perpetrator from various sources but lacked a holistic overview. Haseloff contended that this deficiency must be rectified in the future. He championed the perspective that data protection should be increasingly considered through the lens of security in order to better safeguard human lives.

Chancellor Scholz (SPD) had called for a comprehensive investigation into potential security lapses, while Union Chancellor candidate Merz had advocated for more stringent measures against offenders with a migration background.