Germany rocked by debate on freedom of the press and government influence over the courts

Saturday, August 8th 2015 - 10:14 UTC

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Journalists have been accused of treason; a chief prosecutor fired; and we have witnessed the unedifying spectacle of government ministers scrambling to get out of the firing line after popular outrage. But the scandal rocking Germany's political establishment isn't about sleaze or corruption but rather whether a little-known website can publish documents already publicly discussed. Read full article

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Briton
Scandal rocking Germany's political establishment

Apparently words like traitor and treason has been bandied about,

Germany one feels, is feeling the pinch
And it seems the impeccable Germans are not as honest, as they make out to be,

So they say.
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Aug 08th, 2015 - 07:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
It seems the Krauts are terrified of another Hitler, this time in a skirt.
Aug 08th, 2015 - 07:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
Actually the system is working as it should.

Germans are very open and frank about their past and they are extremely critical of anything their government does that even slightly deviates from that.

Indeed in some respects Germans are even more vigilant against their government than Brits, Yanks and Aussies.
Aug 09th, 2015 - 08:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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