Berlin Court Orders Merz to Disclose Prosecutor Investigations
The newspaper Tagesspiegel won a legal case against Friedrich Merz at the Berlin Administrative Court. The court ordered Merz and the Federal Chancellery to reveal information about criminal investigations related to complaints of insults.
A Berlin court has ordered Friedrich Merz and the Federal Chancellery to disclose which prosecutors are investigating complaints about insults against the Chancellor. The newspaper Tagesspiegel won this legal case. The court wants transparency about these investigations.
Merz has filed around 5,000 complaints about insults. German law protects politicians from insults and defamation. The Chancellery receives 20-30 such inquiries every month.
The court's decision can still be appealed.
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