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Re:In Germany, 27 are in 'preventive detention' b/c they mig... by haizhung on Monday September 11, 2023 @03:06PM (#37472145)
That is not correct, the state attorney has investigated this and found that the climate activists had no impact on the death of a cyclist, they would have died either way.

Please cite your sources when making incidiary claims.

https://www.lto.de/recht/nachrichten/n/sta-berlin-keine-ankl...

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Re:In Germany, 27 are in 'preventive detention' b/c they mig... by urduntupu on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @07:35AM (#37479509)
If only the state attorney was politically independent. Which is not the case for in some European countries. And climate activism is financially supported by German's green left wing parties. No wonder the state attorney came to such a conclusion

https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000123389810/abhaengige-st...

> The situation is completely different for public prosecutors: They are bound by instructions, and a long chain of examining authorities stands above them.

> Above all, the many reports in politically sensitive cases demotivate public prosecutors and tie up resources that could be used for investigations.

There's ton of information available, especially for the case of Germany.

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