ATM bombers in Germany: Successes against „Audi gang“
Sweeps by German authorities in the Netherlands, arrests after pursuit also in North Rhine-Westphalia Investigators from Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg have apparently succeeded in a manhunt concerning ATM bombing. For more than a year, the public prosecutor’s office in Bamberg and the criminal investigation departments of both federal states have been investigating a group to which […]
Catalan spycop with sexual relations, case reminds on Mark Kennedy
Five women denounce exposed officer in Barcelona for abuse The Catalan biweekly „La Directa“ has unmasked an undercover officer who infiltrated social movements in Barcelona on behalf of the Spanish National Police for over three years. According to the report, the 31-year-old policeman began his mission in 2020, posing as a Mallorcan and using the […]
Armed hypocrisy with Aija Kalnaja, in line with the values of the EU
Misconducts are „pactices of the Past“, Frontex reported after Aija Kalnaja took over as interim director in the autumn. The Latvian-born 53-year-old succeeded Fabrice Leggeri, who was investigated by the EU’s anti-fraud agency and who considered human rights violations to be Frontex’s DNA. Kalnaja joined the Latvian police after an episode as a microbiology lab […]
Police Violence in Germany: Misuse of „Wiretapping Paragraph“
The ban on filming police operations is an international exception The practice of the German police to prohibit recordings of police operations with reference to the Penal Code is rather exceptional in international comparison. This is the conclusion of a report by the Scientific Services of the Bundestag, which looked at 16 countries, among them […]
Germany: „Knife experts“ of police and media under fire
Right-wing politicians and the media work with questionable statistics on knives as a means of committing crimes. The Federal Criminal Police Office will not publish valid figures until this year. For more than two years, the right-wing extremist AfD party in the federal and state governments has been trying to prove with parliamentary questions that […]
Once again complaint against German law on Federal Intelligence Service
After the Snowden revelations, the coalition government of Socialdemocrats and Christian parties had regulated the powers of the foreign secret service by law. Despite a ruling from the Constitutional Court, its surveillance operations continue to grow out of control. The Federal Constitutional Court in Germany must once again deal with the powers of the Federal […]
Pegasus and Predator investigations: Europol is not a European FBI
The EU Parliament’s committee of enquiry into Pegasus and other spy software is calling for Europol to investigate the scandal. However, there are reasons why the police agency’s powers are limited. While the EU Parliament is looking into the spyware scandal in a committee of enquiry, the role of the police agency Europol is also […]
Sea-Watch flies again: Flight bans by Libya contrary to international law
After a ten-month break, the „Seabird 2“ is back over the central Mediterranean. With this aircraft, the pilots detect sea emergencies and notify nearby ships for rescue. The sea rescue organisation Sea-Watch has resumed its aerial reconnaissance over the central Mediterranean. „Our crew left early in the morning for a flight that hadn’t happened like […]