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Well, contrary to the BBC, the Spiegel source does not directly specify if he was arrested for the possession of the tank. It simply says "he agreed to sell the
by ThePadawan 5y ago
Well, contrary to the BBC, the Spiegel source does not directly specify if he was arrested for the possession of the tank. It simply says "he agreed to sell the tank".
Quite possibly, there might be nothing illegal about owning the disarmed tank for a law-abiding collector.
- hef19898 5y agoI don't recall the details, but from memory prosecuters dropped charges directly related to the tank itself. It seems that having demilitarised tank is indeed not per se illegal in Germany. There was some other stuff going on, like shit loads of live ammunition in the guys possession.