Lower Austria's State Security Council: Protection against Extremism reinforced!

Lower Austria's State Security Council: Protection against Extremism reinforced!

In a crucial session, the Lower Austrian state government today launched the new state security council. Under the chair of Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner, the committee will regularly deal with important security issues in the future. The close cooperation between the Lower Austrian security family, the state authorities and federal politics is to be put on new, formal legs. Mikl-Leitner emphasized the urgency of the topic of security: "There is nothing more important than the security of our compatriots. Extremism and terror are challenges with which we are now increasingly confronted." This initiative is considered the response to the increasingly threatening situation based on Islamist violence, such as ots.at reports.

The State Security Council will be a comprehensive body that consists of various security -relevant institutions. In addition to the government members, for example, the state police director, the state military commander, the state fire brigade commander and representatives of civil society have a place in this important body. The aim is to systematically analyze the current threat situation and to take preventive measures to safety the population. In the first session, the council will work on the development of action plans against radical Islam, whereby the head of the governor Udo Landbauer emphasizes that all security-relevant forces in Lower Austria have to be bundled in order to act effectively against political Islam.

The composition of the committee

The committee will consist of the governor, the deputy, the state office director and a representative of every state parliament. The meetings are made as required, and the council will also have to deal with the security -relevant reports from the federal and EU. The State Security Council is intended to act as an agile instrument in the security architecture of Lower Austria and has the potential to open a new chapter in the security strategy of the federal state, as it