This is not the first death threat Jendricke has received. According to reports, some of the threatening letters explicitly referred to a controversial issue Work project in the Nordhausen district, which was introduced by the SPD district administrator last November. With this, young people should Citizen’s benefit recipient be obliged to work, for example in the workshops of non-profit organizations or at the construction yard. They should receive an hourly wage of 1.20 euros.

If you don’t show up, the public order office’s enforcement service will ring your doorbell. Anyone who still doesn’t take part will face cuts. The project is also controversial in parts of Jendricke’s SPD.

Police investigate threats against district administrator

Opposite the “Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungThe 54-year-old said: “The death threats clearly have something to do with the youth work project.” He would hand the threats over to the police.

All investigative approaches are being examined, but there are no results yet, said a spokesman for the police in Nordhausen. But he confirms that it is about threats and insults.

Jendricke explains that his project is about young recipients of community benefit who would not respond to cover letters. For the SPD politician, the reaction to this is clear: “You can’t get anywhere with a simple speech. At some point someone has to ring the bell,” says the district administrator.