Schlagwort: Berlin
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 […]
„AI Act“: Germany in favour of facial recognition, against lie detectors
In Brussels, governments and parliament discuss a law on artificial intelligence The German government is committed to improving facial recognition procedures throughout the EU with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). Such systems should admittedly not be able to be used by the police in real time. In investigations, however, the authorities should be allowed […]
Two men dead in police custody in Braunschweig and Berlin
Police continue to investigate the cause of death The circumstances surrounding the death of a man who died in police custody in Braunschweig remain unclear. The responsible public prosecutor’s office told „nd“ that the cause of death of the 38-year-old could not be determined during an autopsy at the Hannover Medical School. However, the examinations […]
German Interior Ministers against criticism of Israel
The federal states have adopted some new measures on the „Middle East conflict“ Interior ministers and senators of the 16 German Länder want to strengthen their cooperation against „Israel-related anti-Semitism“. Among other things, they have decided to „convey a realistic image of Israel“ in schools. The responsible agencies are to develop „assistance“ for teaching staff […]