▲ 107 ▼ AFD's new MPs in Saxony-Anhalt are quite original (thelemmy.club) submitted 14 hours ago by Tadeusz@szmer.info to c/germany@feddit.org 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago (2 children) Former Stasi for 12 years? How fucking old is this asshole? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ryper@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago* This article says he's 78. Frank-Ronald Bischoff, who won a constituency seat, has admitted to working as a senior Stasi officer. For 12 years, the 78-year-old worked covertly to subdue anti-communist protests in the dying days of the GDR and targeted citizens who applied to leave, according to local reports. When confronted about his role in the secret police in 2017, he told Bild: “I do not comment on questions regarding the Stasi. I faithfully and conscientiously fulfilled my duties according to the laws of the GDR.” permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hubi@feddit.org 8 points 13 hours ago Probably around 70 if he started working at 18. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago* This article says he's 78. Frank-Ronald Bischoff, who won a constituency seat, has admitted to working as a senior Stasi officer. For 12 years, the 78-year-old worked covertly to subdue anti-communist protests in the dying days of the GDR and targeted citizens who applied to leave, according to local reports. When confronted about his role in the secret police in 2017, he told Bild: “I do not comment on questions regarding the Stasi. I faithfully and conscientiously fulfilled my duties according to the laws of the GDR.” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hubi@feddit.org 8 points 13 hours ago Probably around 70 if he started working at 18. permalink fedilink source parent