Tag: Federal Criminal Police Office
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German army and police expand cooperation with Israel: On drone defence, Hamas, AI and ‘prison affairs’
For three years, Germany and Israel have been deepening their security cooperation. Military personnel train on weapon systems, and police authorities exchange information on investigations. Criticism of war crimes remains without consequence. Military and police collaboration between Germany and Israel…
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Kurdish politician Yüksel Koç in German prison on PKK charges – while the party lays down its arms
On Tuesday, Kurdish politician Yüksel Koç was arrested for alleged PKK activities. While the organisation announced its disarmament, Germany is holding on to the terror label – and playing for time. On Tuesday, the German Federal Criminal Police Office arrested…
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German dissent on Palantir: Several federal states oppose the US software for the police
Conservative-led federal states want to introduce technology from a Trump supporter across Germany. The future CSU Federal Ministry of the Interior could help. When the German Federal Council recently voted in favour of a joint data analysis platform for the…
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Right-wing extremist offences are at a record high in Germany: 2024 was a ‘baseball bat year’
The number of right-wing crimes rose by a sixth in 2024 – not including December. Government policy has failed, criticises the Left Group in the Bundestag. In 2001, the German Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office) introduced the ‘Criminal Police Reporting…