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Ulrich Vosgerau wrote that Jürgen Elsässer was acquitted of the charge of defamation last Wednesday before the District Court of Naumburg on the Saale. According to him, conflicts between general personality rights and freedom of the press should be brought before the press chambers of the regional courts and could not be addressed in criminal proceedings before a district court. #Pressefreiheit #Persönlichkeitsrecht #Justiz (translated)

Before the Lower Saxony derby between Hannover 96 and Eintracht Braunschweig on October 25, 2026, the 96 Ultras celebrated their provocations and the theft of choreography materials during an incident in Braunschweig, which led to criminal proceedings for breach of the peace and robbery. #Hannover96 #Derby #Ultras (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)

Only about five percent of children affected by sexual abuse report to authorities, making the legal processing of such cases difficult, as it often relies on the child's testimony and usually there are only a few pieces of evidence available. #Kindesmissbrauch #Opferschutz #Strafverfahren (translated)

Aya Velázquez wrote that the cut had been made a long time ago in her opinion. She claimed that critical journalists were having their bank accounts canceled in droves and that criminal proceedings against government-critical journalists and authors were commonplace. Regional media authorities pressured journalists, demanded changes to articles, and threatened fines, she wrote. She also stated that house searches of publishers were nothing new: as examples, she mentioned Lars Winkelsdorf, concerning a weapon she described as fabricated, and author CJ Hopkins, whose book was the reason for the search. Additionally, she referred to the EU sanctions against Hüseyin Doğru, which she described as threatening to existence. Velázquez condemned the house search at DIE ZEIT, but stated that it was not a new turning point. It might be the moment when mainstream journalists finally recognized the situation, she wrote. #Journalismus #Pressefreiheit #Meinungsfreiheit (translated)

TheSteelSpring wrote that a state is totalitarian and fascistoid if it guarantees immunity from prosecution to politicians, but withdraws it from an inconvenient opposition politician in order to prosecute her for a fictitious thought crime that should not exist in a state governed by the rule of law. Furthermore, he referred to the state in a grossly derogatory manner as a state of injustice. #Menschenrechte #Freiheit #Politik (translated)

Claude-Alain Schmidhalter has resigned as president of the organizing committee for the 2027 Ski World Championship in Crans-Montana after a criminal case was initiated against him for fraud and disloyal management. #SkiWM2027 #ClaudeAlainSchmidhalter #Betrugsvorwürfe (translated)

The FPÖ member of parliament Michael Schilchegger spoke before the start of the questioning about a close connection between Pilnacek and the ÖVP leadership, as the top official had acted on the side of the defense in criminal proceedings against individuals from the ÖVP. #ChristianPilnacek #ÖVP (translated)

The U-committee investigating the case of Christian Pilnacek sheds light on his close connections to the ÖVP and possible interventions in criminal proceedings against former party colleagues, while former and current officials are being questioned to clarify the allegations. #ChristianPilnacek #ÖVP (translated)

The FPÖ politician Michael Schilchegger spoke before the start of the questioning about a close connection between Pilnacek and the ÖVP leadership, as the top official had acted on behalf of the defenders in criminal proceedings against individuals from the ÖVP. #PilnacekUAusschuss #ÖVP #Korruption (translated)

In the investigative committee regarding the case of Christian Pilnacek, a senior public prosecutor from the WKStA was questioned today about Pilnacek's connections to the ÖVP and his role in criminal proceedings against former party colleagues. #PilnacekUAusschuss #ÖVP #Korruption (translated)

Felix Perrefort referred to Prince Reuß as a "political prisoner" and emphasized the issue of proportionality in pretrial detention. Whether the defendants have committed a criminal offense should be separated from this and must be decided by the courts based on the evidence; it is hardly possible to make a final judgment from the outside, he wrote. In his view, however, the duration of detention can be assessed. Pretrial detention must not be a penalty in advance, and milder measures such as electronic ankle bracelets, surrendering identification documents and passports, or reporting requirements are available. Such conditions are already being applied in the Stuttgart proceedings. The hearings could nevertheless continue two days a week until a verdict in 2027 or 2028, Perrefort said. The older defendants, particularly the 74-year-old Reuß, could then determine their own diet and medical care, according to him. Reuß's daughter Elena, who has Down syndrome, has reportedly hardly spoken since her father's arrest according to medical confirmation; she could see him regularly again under milder detention conditions, Perrefort wrote. The fact that such measures are not being implemented could raise suspicions among citizens that a political example is being made, he explained. Those who instead invoke the danger invoked by Nancy Faeser in 2022 to justify the continued pretrial detention reveal a lot about themselves from his perspective. #Verhältnismäßigkeit #Rechtsstaat #PolitischeHäftlinge (translated)

Bei einem Brand in einer Feuerwerksfabrik in der russischen Region Jaroslawl sind mindestens 14 Menschen ums Leben gekommen, während die Ermittlungsbehörden ein Strafverfahren wegen Verstoßes gegen die Arbeitsschutzvorschriften eingeleitet haben. #Russland #Brand #Feuerwerksfabrik

Der Kinderpornografie-Drama „Gentle Monster“ von Regisseurin Marie Kreutzer thematisiert die verheerenden Folgen eines Ermittlungsfalls gegen den Schauspieler Florian Teichtmeister und zeigt die emotionalen Herausforderungen der Mutter Lucy, die mit den Konsequenzen des Strafverfahrens gegen ihren Mann konfrontiert wird. #GentleMonster #MarieKreutzer #Kinderpornografie

SPD-Selbstbedienungsparadies Niedersachsen: Gaurav Garg überwies der Partei 9.900 Euro, erhielt Insiderinformationen und besserte sein Gebot für eine Klinik in Lehrte nach. Gegen Regionspräsident Steffen Krach (SPD) wird ermittelt. Hintergrund: Unstreitig ist, dass sich Krach im Aufsichtsrat vehement für Garg einsetzte, um ihm die Klinik in Lehrte zuzuschanzen. Die AR-Mehrheit lehnte ab, da Garg die Ausbeutung ausländischer Pflegekräfte vorgeworfen wurde. Außerdem laufen gegen Garg mehrere Strafverfahren u. a. wegen Bestechung. Die Höhe des Betrags wurde (ähnlich wie beim Dinner von @jensspahn) knapp unter der Meldegrenze von 10.000 Euro angesetzt. Krach zahlte das Geld zurück, doch spielt dies hinsichtlich der Strafbarkeit keine Rolle, zumal die Bestechungsvorwürfe damals schon kursierten. Wenn Sie jemanden schlagen und ihm danach ein Pflaster geben, wirkt das strafmindernd, aber nicht strafbefreiend. Mit der Rückzahlung verhält es sich ebenso. Wird man künftig noch etwas von dem Fall hören? Sowohl beim Verfahren wegen Millionen-Untreue gegen Hülya Iri (SPD) als auch bei der Fluchtwagenfahrerin vom Stader 6-fach-Mord, Schwiegermutter eines SPD-Landtagsabgeordneten, schweigen die Behörden. Link 1: https://t.co/VxpeImXLgb Link 2: https://t.co/c5ZRP001kR #Niedersachsen #Politik #Korruption