SoylentNews

German Prosecutor Fired over Treason Investigation

posted by takyon on Tuesday August 04 2015, @08:35PM   
from the independent-judiciary dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Earlier this week we read about the German Public Prosecutor opening up a treason investigation.

Within hours, the investigation was halted. And now the public prosecutor lost his job over it.

Looks like this Slashdot commenter foresaw accurately what would happen, based on a very similar past incident:

Also at the BBC and Deutsche Welle.

---

Original Submission

• Re:The details aren't quite as breathless Re:The details aren't quite as breathless (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 04 2015, @09:01PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 04 2015, @09:01PM (#218129)

  > Add to this the fact that the newspaper who is crying wolf is reaping the benefits of increased public donations as a result of the publicity.

  Crying wolf? The prosecutor has been fired. This wasn't just a bullshit made up problem. And taking Die Welt's word on it is self-serving, they are ideologically aligned with the pro-state's secret crowd.

  Parent

  Starting Score:	0		points
  Moderation		+2
  Insightful=1, Interesting=1, Total=2
  Extra 'Insightful' Modifier		0
  Total Score:		2

• Re:The details aren't quite as breathless Re:The details aren't quite as breathless (Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 05 2015, @02:15AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 05 2015, @02:15AM (#218291)

  Maybe not a "bullshit made up problem", but a "let's cash in by milking this for all its worth provided we can build this molehill into a mountain" kind of problem.

  Parent

  • Re:The details aren't quite as breathless (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 05 2015, @06:05AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 05 2015, @06:05AM (#218357)

    Again, the guy was fired for doing it. You don't get fired for molehills.

    Parent