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Joost Jansen wrote that he had Chat prepare a speech for Rob Jetten in response to serious riots in Amsterdam. The proposed text stated that violence against society was unacceptable, while demonstrating and expressing criticism were part of democracy. The speech proposed three measures: maintaining the rule of law, supporting victims and affected entrepreneurs, and investigating the causes of social tensions. The text also stated that researching those causes was no excuse for violence. The recovery of trust, according to the speech, would depend on consistent action and rules that applied to everyone. #Amsterdam #democratie #veiligheid (translated)

Isa Yusibov wrote that October 17, 2003, was a day of conflicting feelings for him: he wished it had never happened, but he was also proud of it. He was 14 years old at the time and said his family had considered him an adult since then. The day after the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, in which his father played an important role according to him, Yusibov claimed to be one of the first victims of the repression against the pro-Western opposition. He wrote that he was beaten, humiliated, and spat on in front of about 300 to 400 students. Afterwards, he received his school file and was informed that he was no longer welcome because his father was considered a state enemy. Yusibov said that on his way to the exit, he made eye contact with teachers who had treated him kindly before the elections. Several teachers reportedly gestured for him to leave quickly. He wrote that the experience made him proud of his father and convinced him that the dictatorship would continue. A month later, his family reportedly fled to the Netherlands. The event compelled him to focus on geopolitics. Yusibov argued that the power transition surrounding Aliyev was a consensus among the West, Putin, Erdogan, and Iran. According to him, the West, led by Bush, had betrayed the democrats in Azerbaijan in favor of authoritarian stability. He also wrote that great power interests dictated politics in the Caucasus and that this situation had not changed 23 years later. Yusibov stated that his experiences had taught him how difficult it was to stand up for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. He wrote that he had seen the first signs of undermining democratic principles in the Netherlands as well, by parties that he believed targeted democracy. He referred to a previous interview with NRC and said he would not allow the Netherlands to become a country where the government disregarded fundamental rights. #Democratie #Mensenrechten #Geopolitiek (translated)

The Australian exchange student wrote that, in his assessment, users who shared the video of a beating attack in Frankfurt would be pursued more harshly by the rule of law than the underage perpetrators. Their faces should not be shown, while, according to him, drunk teenagers on Sylt had been in the media spotlight for so long that their existence had been destroyed. He ironically referred to the situation as the "best Germany of all time." #Rechtsstaat #Frankfurt #Medien (translated)

Markus Haintz wrote that the district court issued a penalty order against a woman he politically criticized sharply. The public prosecutor's office in Göttingen had resumed the previously discontinued proceedings due to alleged expiration based on his legal argumentation. According to Haintz, the public prosecutor's office had assumed expiration after a formal insult against an opposition member in favor of the alleged perpetrator, even though the relevant post was still online. Therefore, no expiration had occurred. He added that the highly specialized public prosecutor's office would not have come to this conclusion without his hint, as the circumstances did not fit their political worldview. #Rechtsstaat #Justiz #Politik (translated)

The author wrote that Reuß, whom he referred to as a "citizen of the empire," has been in pretrial detention for four years, while robbers, ISIS terrorists, and other serious criminals are at large. He judged that the rule of law has lost its measure in this regard. https://t.co/5dY7t7zoXu #Rechtsstaat #Justiz #Kriegsverbrecher #DE (translated)

The current overload of the Austrian courts, caused by a lack of personnel and an average utilization of over 120 percent, requires a reassessment of the existing legal structures in order to promote alternative solutions outside the court system while ensuring efficiency and legal certainty for citizens. #Justizreform #Österreich #Rechtsstaat (translated)

Karoline Preisler wrote that the approximately 20 lawsuits nationwide are funded by the Federal Islamic Union from Hanover. According to the Lower Saxony Office for the Protection of the Constitution, known figures from the Salafist scene founded the organization at the end of 2017; this movement fundamentally does not recognize the rule of law. Preisler marked Andreas Kopietz. #Salafismus #Rechtstaat #Integration (translated)

The article claimed that the government no longer had time for democracy and the rule of law in light of the war in Russia. It also referred to the statement that one could accept an invitation from Compact if one wanted to. Former head of the domestic intelligence service, Hans-Georg Maaßen, had made strong comments in an interview. #Russlandkrieg #Demokratie #Rechtsstaat #RU (translated)

The EU summit in Brussels is discussing different positions regarding financial support for Ukraine, with Chancellor Merz calling for an increase in funds, while Chancellor Stocker emphasizes that future payments should be linked to progress in reforms and the rule of law. #Ukraine #EUGipfel #Finanzhilfe (translated)

Wagensveld wrote that he had been arrested three times within a few weeks after the mayor imposed restrictions on the content of his demonstration at the last minute. According to him, it had been registered and approved in advance with a megaphone and a Quran as demonstration materials. He stated that during a conversation with the police, about 20 minutes before arriving at the location, no restrictions were mentioned. Upon arrival, he was required to hand over the Quran due to potential disturbances, even though there was no counter-demonstration or unrest and he had not yet shown the Quran visibly. The demonstration had not yet begun. At one of the arrests, he claimed he offered to leave, but that was only permitted if he handed over the Quran. Wagensveld reported that he was held for six hours and interrogated all three times. According to him, there was no prosecution. A fourth attempt to demonstrate ultimately did go ahead. He asserted that he and his supporters would keep returning until they received their rights. He described the arrests as an abuse of power intended to intimidate people and limit demonstrations based on their content. Wagensveld wrote that leftist activists and Islamists could express slogans that others found offensive, and that he supported their right to do so. According to him, officials were trying to restrict that same freedom for dissenters. He wondered why the Minister of Justice and Security apparently approved of that. #Demonstratierecht #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Rechtsstaat #Demonstratierecht #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Rechtsstaat (translated)

Mona Keijzer wrote that the European Commission had criticized the Dutch judiciary, without her believing that the democratic rule of law was directly coming to an end as a result. She stated that criticism of judicial rulings was therefore not the same as an attack on the rule of law. https://t.co/ufAXkPenkk #rechtstaat #EuropeseCommissie #Nederland (translated)

Florian Warweg wrote that the EU maintains the sanctions against the German journalist Hüseyin Dogru. According to Warweg, the EU Council does not consider the presumption of innocence to apply to Dogru, and press freedom is only granted to him in "good faith." The Council judges this itself, wrote Warweg, and described it as absurd. He also referred to his current article on the Dogru case. https://t.co/aXby9zecEX #Pressefreiheit #Rechtsstaat #Sanktionen (translated)

Steffan Nethe wrote that ten years after the death of Maria Ladenburger, the case still leaves him speechless. Ladenburger was raped and murdered in October 2016 at the age of 19 while on her way home from a student party in Freiburg. Her murderer, Hussein Khavari, had come to Germany as a refugee and had previously been convicted in Greece for a serious violent crime, Nethe wrote. As the father of a daughter, he can hardly imagine that his own child would not come home because a person with a serious criminal record strikes again, Nethe explained. The protection of the population must take priority. He demanded secure borders, consistent identity checks, and clear entry rules, as well as lawful asylum procedures for refugees seeking protection and regulated access for skilled workers. Criminal offenders, people unwilling to integrate, and those without residency rights must be consistently deported, he wrote. Nethe also criticized that failures of authorities must not be tolerated when people are exposed to avoidable dangers as a result. Ladenburger would be 29 years old today; perhaps she would have started a family or become a doctor, he wrote. She must not be forgotten, Nethe added. #Gedenken #Sicherheit #Asylpolitik (translated)

Thierry Baudet stated that people who appealed to freedom, tolerance, the rule of law, and the open society, in his view undermined those principles. He wrote that the outcome of a won referendum was ignored and that the possibility of organizing new referendums was subsequently abolished. He also said that his political party was not involved in coalition formation, was not allowed to appear in the media, and was systematically demonized. According to Baudet, a draft law had also been prepared to ban the party. He added that the publishing house that released the critical book *The Coronabedrog* won the NS Publieksprijs, but that the prize was not awarded and the procedure was then adjusted. Furthermore, Baudet wrote that the license of a broadcasting organization he founded was revoked and that there were attempts to find ways to close a school he established or to make future similar schools impossible. He asked what the concepts of democracy, rule of law, tolerance, and open society were still worth according to him. #democratie #vrijheid #toleren (translated)

Bernd Kaiser wrote that a 76-year-old retiree was arrested at a demonstration against British immigration policy for being masked. The man appeared in court in Portsmouth wearing a burqa and pleaded not guilty. As a defense, he cited a religious exemption and stated that he wanted to explore Islam from the perspective of full veiling. In his view, there was no identity concealment, as he was filmed by police cameras and drones. According to Kaiser, the retiree is financing his defense through crowdfunding. He portrayed the case as a confrontation with a judiciary that must deal with contradictory rules. A conviction before the continuation of the trial in February would, in his opinion, reveal a double standard in tolerance; an acquittal would make the masking ban ridiculous. Additionally, Kaiser claimed that the state is taking action against the retiree while criminals remain undetected and parallel societies are growing. He referred to the action as a satirical checkmate. #Großbritannien #Doppelmoral #Burka (translated)