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It isn't. A right wind millionaire and his media outlet started a fake campaign against the potential judge. Other media and social media jumped on it as well a
by V__ 1y ago
It isn't. A right wind millionaire and his media outlet started a fake campaign against the potential judge. Other media and social media jumped on it as well and the "normal" conservative party was "concerned". A lot of heel-dragging later, the judge had enough and withdrew herself from consideration.
- immibis 1y agoIn Germany it's often illegal to make strong statements like this unless they can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Is that the case? (That's partly why Germany is getting infested with Nazis again. You can go to jail for calling them out.)
- V__ 1y agoIt's a civil matter, but yes. Sadly, courts are slow and the whole story was "there might have been plagiarism in her thesis". Even as traditional media started to explain the story as baseless, social media is a different beast.
- ranger_danger 1y agoCan you provide some sources to back up your claims?
- immibis 1y agoGerman criminal code aka Strafgesetzbuch. A semi-official English translation is available.