Martin Hess (born 11 January 1971 in Hechingen) is a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.
Hess told DPA that these "untrue and reputation-damaging allegations" had contributed significantly to his defeat and prompted him to take legal action against the author.
[17][18][19][20] Hess considers the border policy in the wake of the refugee crisis in Europe from 2015 onwards to be the main cause of the deterioration in the security situation.
[3] Nevertheless, Hess spoke out in favour of further tightening in 2018: He called for border crossings to be permanently controlled again and for people without authorisation to enter the country to be turned back.
[24] In 2019, Hess proposed to the Bundestag that the internet portal Indymedia, which is monitored by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, be banned.
[26] In the Bundestag in 2020, Hess spoke out against establishing knife ban zones and tightening gun laws.
[27] He described such measures to combat gun misuse as "political actionism", as he feared that potential perpetrators would not abide by the relevant laws anyway.