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Crime and prosecutions
In July 2015, Maas announced plans to amend Germany's penal code on sexual assault in accordance with the Istanbul Convention of the Council of Europe; the reform is to punish abuse which exploits a victim's fear of a "perceived menace" and tighten sentences in rape cases.[16]
In August 2015, Maas initiated the dismissal and retirement of chief federal prosecutorHarald Range; his ministry had questioned Range's decision to open a much-criticized treason investigation against journalists ofnetzpolitik.org who had reported about plans of Germany's domestic spy agency – theFederal Office for the Protection of the Constitution – to expand surveillance of online communication.[17] Range, meanwhile, had accused the government of interfering in the investigation.[17]
Digital policy
In a 2014 interview with the Financial Times, Maas called it "not acceptable" that Google"dominates the search engine world, and is able to rank its search results in a manner apt to promote its own business interests."[18] In 2015, he endorsed criticism expressed by Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VzBz) which held thatFacebook’s data protection terms were too vague.[19] Later that year, he publicly accused Facebook of doing too little to thwart racist posts and hate comments on the social media platform.[20]
Anti-whistleblower law
After the big Netpolitic scandal, where a German language blog leaked top secret documents, Maas introduced a new law in 2015, called 'Data Stolen Goods' (§202d StGB).[21] Ulf Buermeyer,[22] a judge of the district Court in Berlin and former scientific co-worker at the Federal Constitutional Court,[23] described the anti-whistleblower law as a massive attack on democracy and theFreedom of speech .[23][24] The law was passed by the Bundestag on October 16, 2015.[23][24]
Gender policy
Law Governing Sexual Offences
After the massive sexual assaults in Cologne at new year's eve, 2015,[25] Heiko Maas wanted to aggregate the restrictions for sexual offences.[26][27]
The law contains two major parts: first shall a quick, singular grope be seen as quick, unexpected sexual act (prison time: up to 10 years). Secondly, every sexual act that one part feels extorted to is considered illegal and corollary in 15 years prison. The law has been heavily criticized by judges for being too hard, since you get less time in prison for violence. Secondly it was criticized since you don't have to be raped, but just have to feel you have been raped.[28]
Sexist advertisment
In 2016, Maas called for a legal ban on sexist advertisement, which 'reduces women or men to sexual objects.' Experts say the law suggestion is 'absurd' and 'narrow-minded'. FDP leader Christian Linender called it the next round of the 'nanny state' and indicated a thinking close to radical Islamic leaders. The GWA, Germany's Association of Communications Agencies, criticized it's a 'matter of taste' if something is sexist or not.[29]
From wiki. I was going to pick one or two things but it seems he's just an overzealous, misguided twat.
[–] that-all-you-got 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
So the guy is not pro Muslim, or did I miss read?
[–] leavethebag 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Good for them. They finally are starting to fight back. But know the media will compare everything they do to Hitler.
[–] Scotcheggs 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Alright to all the US naysayers who are always talkimg shit aboit Europe. Please do not believe and worship the media. Common people here are fed up but the leftist owned media tries to hide it.
[–] PsychoDesign 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
The pitchforks are coming, the pitchforks are coming.
[–] 84626433832795028841 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
I guess all the gangs of leftist hooligans were booked elsewhere for the day.
[–] Voat_a_Goat_Mamma ago
Politicians will be swinging by lamp posts before long!