Overview

• Interior Minister René Wilke has launched a review of the 1991/92 Constitution Protection Act in response to the agency’s recent leadership turmoil.
• Wilke has not yet announced specific reforms and is evaluating whether the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution should become an independent agency rather than remain under the Interior Ministry.
• He proposes establishing a robust system of checks and balances to prevent political instrumentalization of the intelligence service.
• The head post at the State Office remains vacant following Jörg Müller’s dismissal in May and former Interior Minister Katrin Lange’s subsequent resignation.
• Lawmakers and experts are debating who should decide on the classification of key surveillance targets, including the Brandenburg AfD.