Matthias Monroy

Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Criminal Police Office

  • Slap in the face for public prosecutor: Linking to “Indymedia Linksunten” legal

    Slap in the face for public prosecutor: Linking to “Indymedia Linksunten” legal

    Linking is part of journalistic duties and therefore cannot constitute support for a banned criminal association, according to a court ruling on a raid and indictment. It dismisses charges against a radio editor and orders compensation. The Karlsruhe Regional Court does not allow the charges against an editor of the Free Radio Dreyeckland (RDL). The […]

  • Significantly more “Silent SMS” with German police authorities

    Significantly more “Silent SMS” with German police authorities

    Police in Germany are a matter for the federal states, this also applies to the surveillance of telecommunications. In Schleswig-Holstein alone, local police departments send as many “Silent SMS” as the Federal Police. A decision of the Federal Court of Justice should contain this practice, but a change is hardly recognizable. German authorities are increasingly […]