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Just for context: This is relativly new in Germany. In 2017 there was a change which has as consequences - witnesses _have to_ appear in person if requested (b

by jand 6y ago

Just for context: This is relativly new in Germany. In 2017 there was a change which has as consequences - witnesses _have to_ appear in person if requested (by police or DA) - witnesses _have to_ make statements regarding the case at hand This is quite a nice tool if you lack moral. You might request the suspect to appear as a witness and try to leverage the new requirements to make the suspect reveal damaging information. Maybe this was the reason that Germany was mentioned before.

codethief 6y ago
Do you have a source for that and/or an article where they elaborate on the implications of those changes?
gruez 6y ago
>This is quite a nice tool if you lack moral. You might request the suspect to appear as a witness and try to leverage the new requirements to make the suspect reveal damaging information. Germany doesn't have protections against self-incrimination? Or does this rely on the suspect being too cooperative for his own good?
- Certhas 6y ago
  Germany does have such protection. Parent was probably wildly speculating: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auskunftsverweigerungsrecht https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auskunftsverweigerungsrecht
  - codethief 6y ago
    I think you meant to link to https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aussageverweigerungsrecht https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aussageverweigerungsrecht . Auskunftsverweigerungsrecht, according to the article, is a right of witnesses.
    - Certhas 6y ago
      We were talking about the rights of witnesses?
      - codethief 6y ago
        I was referring to this question by the grandparent which I read as being about a suspect's (not a witness's) rights: > Germany doesn't have protections against self-incrimination?