With the acquaintance of the investigation against two journalists of the blog netzpolitik.org because of treason, the largest debate about press freedom since the Spiegel affair 1962 is kindled. The discussion now called for their first sacrifice: Harald Range, General Prosecutor, was released.
According to Justice Minister Heiko Maas (SPD), "trust is permanently disrupted". This statement was justified by the press release of Ranges last Tuesday, which raised serious allegations against the Ministry of Justice. "To influence the investigation, because its possible outcome is politically not opportune, is an intolerable interference with the independence of the judiciary," said Range.
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This presentation has already been objected to by the Ministry of Justice in a press release. Already last Friday one had demanded the withdrawal of the report, which commissioned Range. Instead, the ministry wanted to create its own opinion - a claim that Range accepted.
In addition to these inconsistencies, Generalbundesanwalt Range with his attack on the Ministry of Justice and Maas also does not have the right on his side: Thus, although prosecutors should be obliged to the independence of the judiciary, formally they belong to the executive branch. As a result, Range is legally subject to Justice Minister Maas, who has the right to give him appropriate instructions.
Despite this development in the state treason affair, the procedure against network policy has not yet been discontinued. Meanwhile, an open letter, which criticizes the investigation as an attack on the freedom of the press, calls for this attitude. The announcement was signed by, among others, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, TV host Jan Böhmermann and many other well-known journalists and experts.
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