Oh, good point, thanks for explaining. I did think it strange that a prosecutor was implying he was part of the judicial branch, and chalked it up to not being

Oh, good point, thanks for explaining. I did think it strange that a prosecutor was implying he was part of the judicial branch, and chalked it up to not being familiar with the German judicial system. Still, I think it's better to limit prosecutorial power by changing laws than to rely on prosecutorial discretion, i.e. I'd prefer he get fired for "this is a wholly baseless prosecution that has no place under our laws", not for "this is an unpopular prosecution that your boss told you to drop".