Shortly before the general election, a new law will come into force that was passed by parliament shortly before the end of the current legislative period. It’s about fighting extremism.
So-called enemy lists, such as those circulating in right-wing and left-wing extremist circles, will be expressly forbidden in Germany in the future.
A corresponding law that the Bundestag passed in June comes into force this Wednesday. Anyone who disseminates the names and dates of political opponents and thus endangers those affected can now expect up to three years in prison.
The new law also provides more comprehensive penalties for inciting insults against Jews and Muslims, as well as against homosexuals and the disabled. So far, degrading letters or emails have not been considered incitement to hatred because they are not publicly disseminated – this legal loophole has now been closed.
The legislative package also closes a loophole in sexual criminal law: even distributing and possessing instructions on child sexual abuse are now a criminal offense. Anyone who downloads the texts from the Internet or from closed chat groups can expect prison sentences of up to two years, for their dissemination even threatening three years in prison.
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