Tag: Federal Court of Justice
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From prison in Hungary to prison in Germany: Court in Karlsruhe orders custody for Tobias E.
After being released from prison in Hungary, a 29-year-old man from Berlin is now in pre-trial detention in Germany. The Saxony Criminal Police Office is responsible for the continuation of his detention. Tobias E. from Berlin was due to regain…
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Mannheim officer pressures solidarity group to remain silent about fatal police violence
Ante P. died in the German city of Mannheim under the knee of a police officer, whose colleague looked on. An initiative is fighting for justice for the victim and is now being pursued by one of the officers. “Move…
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Further repression against Antifa in Budapest complex in Germany
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has arrested a female activist in Bavaria for attacks on right-wing extremists in Budapest. A woman in Thuringia is wanted for a similar offence. On Monday, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office arrested 29-year-old activist Hanna…
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Under arrest for sabotage plans: Two Russian-Germans allegedly planned attacks on behalf of the Kremlin
The German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has arrested two men in Bavaria for acting as agents for Russia. The “Donetsk People’s Republic” is now considered a terrorist organisation. On Wednesday, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office had the German-Russian nationals Dieter…
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The tracking bug in your pocket: Mobile phone surveillance in Germany
Procedures according to §§ 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (StPO) to determine the whereabouts and identification of mobile phones in Germany In addition to telecommunications surveillance (§ 100a StPO) and online searches (§ 100b StPO), German police authorities…
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Less “Silent SMS” from German police, but more secrecy for domestic intelligence
The blog Netzpolitik.org graphically displays the sending of “Silent SMS” every six months. This shows the extent to which police forces and secret services use mobile phones as tracking bugs. Because of this “condensation” of information worthy of protection, the…