Countries Want to Take Action Against Online Defamation of Deceased People

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Saarbrücken/Mainz. After the deadly attack on a policeman in the Saarland Völklingen, Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate demand an intensified prosecution of hate comments about deceased persons on the Internet. Both countries bring an application to the Federal Council. Objective: In future, investigations should also be possible without the criminal application of the relatives – if there is a special public interest. Background: Hate comments …

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Following the killing of a young police officer at the end of August in Völklingen, Saarland, the federal states of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate now want to make another attempt to take more consistent action against hate speech and the defamation of deceased people. As the "Rheinische Post" (Thursday) reports, a corresponding motion to the Bundesrat (Federal Council) states that a large number of defamatory and libelous posts have been pub…