Tag: Public Prosecutor General’s Office
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New scandal concerning riot police in Germany: Unit investigated and taken off duty
The Dresden police are investigating 16 riot police officers for assault, coercion and misconduct. The police chief threatens to ‘restructure’ the unit. The Dresden Public Prosecutor General’s Office is investigating eight police officers from a riot police “Evidence and Arrest…
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Momentum in Hungary, stubbornness in Germany: News on the Antifa trial in Budapest
Two activists from Germany are also threatened with extradition to Hungary for alleged attacks on neo-Nazis. Several lawyers’ associations are warning against this and citing good reasons. Last week, the Court of Appeal in Budapest ruled that the Italian left-wing…
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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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Turmoil over Budapest antifa trial: Italy summons Hungarian ambassador, Meloni calls Orbán
In the “Day of Honor” trial, the Italian defendant was led into the courtroom in Budapest in chains. The heads of state are said to have spoken on the phone afterwards. There is also news about the German secret service.…
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No murder over Gaza postings: Judiciary sees no third-party involved in death of Jordanian student
Because a German blogger spread a false report on the case of the dead student Mohammad Barakat around Christmas, the police exceptionally ignored the press code. The Hamburg Public Prosecutor General’s Office still sees no evidence of third-party culpability in…
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Last investigations closed: Hamburg G20 police violence in 2017 remains completely unpunished
All criminal prosecution of police officers who violently assaulted people at the 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg came to nothing and no charges were brought. The last investigation was closed despite compelling evidence. The term “police violence” is a “defamatory…