Federal Constitutional Court
Disprint against US drone inserts via Ramstein
The Palatinate Air Base Ramstein played a role in US drone attacks in Yemen. Therefore, two Yemeni citizens had sued. Now the verdict fell.
According to a judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court, Germany can have an obligation to protect against people abroad under certain conditions. Among other things, there must be a sufficient connection to the state authority of the Federal Republic, decided the highest German court in Karlsruhe. Second, there must be a serious risk of systematic violation of applicable international law.
With a view to US drone inserts that are technically controlled via the Air Base Ramstein in the Palatinate, the second Senate did not consider the conditions to be fulfilled. A constitutional complaint was unsuccessful.
Fatal use from Ramstein in Yemen
The complainants are two Yemeni nationals whose relatives were killed in their homeland in 2012 in the event of a US drone mission. The case has been employing the German judiciary for more than ten years. Because of the role of the military base in Rhineland-Palatinate, the plaintiffs also see the federal government in responsibility.
The American armed forces had informed the Federal Ministry of Defense in 2010 that a satellite relay station for control was built on the site in Ramstein in Palatinate, even tilting drones abroad. According to court, the ministry saw no concerns.
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Source: Stern
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