Tag: Public Prosecutor's Office
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Police was called to assist paramedics in Cologne – and then brutalized a psychiatric patient into a coma
Pedro Corona’s lawyer has evidence of brutal police violence: the victim tried to de-escalate but suffered a heart attack while restrained and pinned down with knees. “Why should I come out? Why do I have to open the door? Can…
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Six German antifascists deny intent to kill Nazis in Budapest and speak out in court – with strong political statements
Six antifascists on trial in Düsseldorf over attacks on neo-Nazis in Budapest have broken their silence, denying any intent to kill while framing their actions politically. Their statements could pile pressure on other defendants who have refused to testify in…
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Fatal police shooting: German Court of Justice dismisses appeal against all accused officers in Mouhamed Dramé case
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has thrown out the appeal against the acquittal of all five police officers charged over the fatal shooting of Mouhamed Dramé in Dortmund. His brothers call the ruling “shocking”. Now they fear deportation to Senegal.…
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“Almost a point-blank shot to the chest”: A police officer in Germany shot a deaf child from 61 centimetres away
In November, a deaf twelve-year-old was seriously wounded by police gunfire in Bochum. A forensic report now undermines the officers’ claim of self-defence. Central questions remain unanswered, and the family’s rights as victims are being curtailed. The case is further…