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Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the failed rescue mission of a German freighter have consequences: In order to combat pirates in the future with the special forces of the Bundeswehr can, should the constitution be changed. However, coalition partner, the SPD is at right angles.

Berlin - To more effectively combat pirates want to Chancellor Angela Merkel and Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) extend the powers of the Federal Armed Forces by a constitutional amendment.


Chancellor Merkel wants constitutional amendment by soldiers of the Bundeswehr effective use against pirates

By law, the police unit GSG 9 for operations for the liberation of hostages on hijacked ship responsible. "But actually this is a task for the Bundeswehr. We need to her the legal basis to give a constitutional amendment," said Schäuble the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.
KSK is to be stationed on Navy ships

Merkel said on Sunday in the ARD: "We in the army with the KSK, a response force, we have the GSG 9 for police missions we do, that any such missions always close. contact points for, what time does the one, sometimes another. Furthermore, we wanted to have a basic law rules. "

background of the thrust is a recently failed use of the GSG 9, which would free the captured German ship "Hansa Stavanger" in the hands of pirates. "The risk was too high that it killed in a hostage rescue operation or police officers," said Schäuble. "It were always more pirates on board, the situation became more dangerous. "Therefore, he had, after consultation held with the chief to stop the action just before the scheduled start.
Der Spiegel reported in the current issue that Schäuble Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung (CDU ) has proposed little commands are with elite soldiers of the KSK or frogmen on German naval vessels to stationieren.Diese stop abductions of cargo ships before the pirates can retire with their hostages to a safe harbor. The KSK is the Ministry of Defense assumed. A spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry would not comment.

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The SPD is adamantly opposed a constitutional amendment. "I do not know why we need a constitutional amendment," said the spokesman of the SPD, Dieter Wiefelspütz, on Sunday in an interview with the Handelsblatt (Online). "It is constitutional and international law, never a problem that the armed forces fought pirates and freed hostages." Therefore, he saw "no chance" for the demands of Merkel and Schäuble. "It will definitely be with the SPD in this election period, no constitutional amendment."

Wiefelspütz spoke of a "false debate" that would lead Schäuble. If he, the Minister, a constitutional amendment wanted, he would have to "carefully explain" why it was necessary, asked for the SPD interior expert. For the anti-piracy mission of the Bundeswehr ranged from the existing mandates of the United Nations and the European Union, said Wiefelspütz. "We have clear principles."