Tag: District Court
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Bringing back Maja T. is legally impossible: German extradition to Hungary causes criticism in Berlin legal committee
Despite an instruction from the Federal Constitutional Court, the judiciary in Dresden had a person from the left-wing scene wanted on a warrant handed over to the Hungarian police. Now there is a threat of a repeat offence. Despite instructions…
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Press Freedom: Trial against editor of German left-wing radio station comes with nine dates
The District Court in Karlsruhe will start hearing the case against the editor of a Freiburg-based free radio station on 18 April. With the Public Prosecutor’s Office eager to prosecute, the freedom of the press for left-wingers is at stake.…
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Complaint against water cannons: German police use excessive force against Dutch climate protest
A district court in the Netherlands is hearing a lawsuit filed by Extinction Rebellion against the use of foreign water cannons. These are alleged to have targeted the heads of demonstrators. It is not only in Germany that police are…
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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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Radical thoughts: “Ask the State” publishes court investigation files on the Last Generation
Publishing official documents from criminal proceedings is punishable by law in Germany. “I do it anyway,” says Arne Semsrott. In doing so, he knows the European Court of Human Rights is on his side. On Tuesday, the information platform “Ask…