Tag: Constitutional Court
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German Foreign Office criticises Hungary’s justice system: Maja T. handcuffed and led into court on a leash
Maja T. is accused of ‘attempted murder’ for allegedly attacking neo-Nazis in Budapest. At the start of the trial, the anti-fascist rejected a deal to reduce her prison sentence. Their father criticises blackmail. Jan Theurich, Matthias Monroy The trial against…
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Extradition to Hungary unlawful: German Constitutional Court upholds Maja T.’s appeal
Germany’s highest court declares the fast-track extradition of an anti-fascist to Budapest unlawful. Their lawyer demands that they are released from prison, while a solidarity group and a left-wing politician demand their return. On Thursday, the Federal Constitutional Court in…
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German Left Party Chairman visits Maja T. in Budapest: Politicians call for shift in policy towards Hungary
Two leading politicians from the Left Party met Maja T., who is imprisoned in Budapest waiting for an Antifa trial. One of their demands is that the German judiciary should organise her return. Martin Schirdewan, the current co-chairman of the…
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Digital police problem: German authorities pool millions of dubious data records at the BKA
The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany stores millions of facial images and fingerprints, as well as tens of thousands of people with stigmatising categories. The police forces in all 16 German states maintain their own databases, including for incident…
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What did Bavaria’s secret service knew about plans for anti-Semitic double murder in 1980?
Prosecutors review new investigation into murder of Shlomo Levin and Frida Poeschke, as the secret service may have been aware of plans by the radical right-wing “Wehrsportgruppe Hoffmann” to murder Shlomo Levin and Frida Poeschke 43 years ago. This is…
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Faces and number plates: Cars and pedestrians no longer be scanned in German border region
Saxony stops querying faces and license plates in Upper Lusatia. The expense of the pilot project, which cost millions, was too high, he said. All German police agencies have access to a facial recognition system at the Federal Criminal Police…