The President of the Central Council of Jews is calling on the judiciary to be more tough in dealing with anti-Semitism. The judges’ association defends itself. CSU regional group leader Dobrindt makes his own demands.
The German Association of Judges has rejected the Central Council of Jews’ criticism of how the judiciary deals with anti-Semitism. “The judiciary has been pursuing a zero-tolerance line in the fight against anti-Semitism for many years,” said the managing director of the German Association of Judges (DRB), Sven Rebehn.
The President of the Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, criticized on Monday what he considered to be an overly lenient approach by the courts to anti-Semitic crimes. He called for harsher sentences. Schuster had said that it shocked him that exculpatory arguments were always sought. A perpetrator’s escape experience or a difficult childhood are taken into account, but not how the injured party is doing.
Rebehn said that the courts have to take into account all stressful as well as possible exculpatory circumstances. “This is the legal task of the judge in criminal proceedings and has nothing to do with leniency or leniency.”
Criminal proceedings for anti-Semitic crimes are generally carried out with the highest priority. “In particular, public prosecutors generally do not discontinue proceedings for anti-Semitic crimes because they are trivial or for a fine, but rather bring every case to trial if there is sufficient suspicion of the crime,” emphasized Rebehn.
Anti-Semitism: CSU supports Schuster’s demand
Schuster received support from CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt. He is convinced that the minimum sentences for anti-Semitic crimes need to be adjusted. “Anyone who agitates against Israel must be able to expect a minimum sentence of six months,” demanded Dobrindt on Tuesday. If there is an anti-Semitic motive, it can generally be assumed that there is a serious case of incitement to hatred.
In his view, it should also be possible to revoke the German passport of people who have committed anti-Semitic crimes if they have another citizenship in addition to their German one.
Source: Stern
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