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German man falsely imprisoned for 13 years faces €100000 bill for jail time (thelocal.de)
14 points by vinni2 on Dec 15, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


In a day and age where Kafkaesque gets overused, this indeed seems Kafkaesque.

And for the stubborn among us who don't disable adblockers:

https://archive.is/PJqQA


I just wish I could read a small part of the article from a overseas location for free, or a micropayment, instead it's suggested I pay for a multi month subscription to a website I very probably will never visit again.


> In an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung, judge Simon Pschorr described the practice as "common, customary and legal", indicating that the 64-year-old former convict may well have to foot the bill.

> Before he left office, former Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) had planned to abolish the practice, but his plans fell by the wayside with the collapse of the traffic-light coalition back in November.

The collapse of the coalition happened because of disagreements about Germany's involvement in Ukraine, so this is another consequence of it I would not have expected.




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