Tag: Column: In court
In court: actor Kida Ramadan sentenced to prison – Society
I have already seen a number of stars in court. To this day I still wonder whether there is a celebrity bonus or a celebrity penalty. Stars can often afford…
Process in Berlin: babysitter is said to have stabbed five-year-olds in the park – Panorama
A mother sits in the courtroom. She wears a long black dress and a black headscarf, and the hearing has to be interrupted time and again because of her crying.…
Column: In court: When judges speak their mind – society
Recently, a judge sat in his elevated seat in an LED-lit plastic-and-carpet courtroom on Berlin’s Kirchstrasse and gave the world a glimpse of his political thinking. In the dock: a…
Federal Constitutional Court: Velvet and Silk – Society
At the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig, people wear crimson, “a bit musty,” says a judge there regretfully. This is a shade that tends to be a bit brownish. No…
In court: How the judiciary auctions stolen goods. – Company
Do you need a Thermomix or a chop saw? There are already from 200 or 400 euros. Or are you looking for a small sailing yacht (2500 euros) or a…
Headscarf at the court: measuring with double standards – society
Is there actually a word for the fact that huge crosses can hang in German courtrooms, but a judge or public prosecutor is not allowed to wear a headscarf? The…
Processes: No question of origin – society
The woman impressed the reporter with her elegance. “You’d think she was from the Russian Ballet,” he enthused. She was apparently a member of a criminal gang. She had just…
Court shows: where the German judiciary really works – Society
The judge is 72 years old and fit enough to do a murder trial in forty minutes. In the end it turns out that the accused doctor, who is said…
In court: Why do women fall in love with criminals? – Company
Of Verena Mayer, Berlin One often wonders whether one can become a criminal out of love. So that you do something to someone because you love them. The Berlin Attorney…
In court: how to draw human abysses – Company
It is always interesting to see where art is created. Here, for example, in the jury courtroom of the Berlin district court. It’s about organized crime, assault and extortion. And…