Tag: Justice
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Facial recognition from parked vehicles: Professor questions legal basis of dragnet searches by German police
The police in Saxony have a previously unknown facial recognition technology for surveillance from vehicles. The first use of this technology has now become known in Berlin. For law enforcement purposes, the police in Saxony use facial recognition software for…
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Italy will not extradite anti-fascist to Hungary for inhumane treatment in prison
Supporters are calling for Ilaria Salis, who is imprisoned in Hungary, to await her trial in house arrest in Italy. Similar appeals are now being made in Germany. Gabriele Marchesi, who is being held under house arrest in Milan following…
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Sea rescuers dismantle ex-policemen: Court hears prosecution witnesses in “Iuventa” trial for the first time
Cross-examination reveals that the main witnesses against the German crew of the “Iuventa” acted out of selfish motives and told lies. A total of 21 people are on trial in Sicily in the proceedings. The “Iuventa” from the Berlin-based organisation…
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Possibly two G20 trials against police in Germany after all, but brutal racist cop still faces no consequences
Following “unabated critical reporting”, Hamburg’s public prosecutor’s office reopened some investigations into assaults on police officers. However, a racist from Baden-Württemberg has yet gone unpunished after disciplinary investigations. A police officer from Baden-Württemberg who attracted attention as particularly brutal at…