German state and judiciary square up over treason probe
- 9 years ago
Germany is in the middle of a full-blown spat between the government and judiciary.
Heiko Maas, the country’s justice minister, has effectively sacked the chief prosecutor Harald Range.
Werden Druck in Menschenrechtsfragen aufrecht erhalten. Für Fortschritte brauchen wir Dialog mit #China (1) pic.twitter.com/ULkIwr42iF— Heiko Maas (@HeikoMaas) July 9, 2015
Earlier Range accused Berlin of interfering in an investigation into alleged treason and state surveillance.
Der zurückhaltende Chefermittler Harald Range muss gehen (stern.de) http://t.co/3X3HwCxtF7 pic.twitter.com/uPuPLBLoOS— 1001portails Deutsch (@1001ptsDE) August 4, 2015
Prosecutors are probing the website Netzpolitik.org. To determine whether the news outlet revealed state secrets in articles on alleged plans to increase government scrutiny of citizens.
The chief prosecutor pulled no punches in condemning the government: “To influence investigations because their possible result is an intolerable interference
Heiko Maas, the country’s justice minister, has effectively sacked the chief prosecutor Harald Range.
Werden Druck in Menschenrechtsfragen aufrecht erhalten. Für Fortschritte brauchen wir Dialog mit #China (1) pic.twitter.com/ULkIwr42iF— Heiko Maas (@HeikoMaas) July 9, 2015
Earlier Range accused Berlin of interfering in an investigation into alleged treason and state surveillance.
Der zurückhaltende Chefermittler Harald Range muss gehen (stern.de) http://t.co/3X3HwCxtF7 pic.twitter.com/uPuPLBLoOS— 1001portails Deutsch (@1001ptsDE) August 4, 2015
Prosecutors are probing the website Netzpolitik.org. To determine whether the news outlet revealed state secrets in articles on alleged plans to increase government scrutiny of citizens.
The chief prosecutor pulled no punches in condemning the government: “To influence investigations because their possible result is an intolerable interference