Germany’s judges warn: reform needed to stop extremists using courts
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German judges and prosecutors are calling for urgent legal reform. They warn that the country’s next government must change the rules for state prosecutors.
The goal is to stop “extremists in government” from misusing the legal system.
The warning comes as the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) rises in the polls.