Berlin Greens’ Spitzenkandidat argues for stronger police powers to curb shootings tied to organized crime, proposing a tougher criminal law to improve monitoring of individuals found with illegal firearms.

He supports targeted surveillance—such as phone tapping—but rejects random, suspicionless monitoring, stressing legal, proportional use of such tools.

This stance is part of the broader Berlin Abgeordnetenhaus election discourse, with other parties like the CDU also pushing for stricter penalties for illegal handling of semi-automatic handguns.

Citing Berlin’s current shooting crisis, he calls for specific legal changes to strengthen police oversight and intervention capabilities.