The parents of Sammy Baker, who was killed by Amsterdam police officers in 2020, are not giving up: With the help of several expert reports, they want to force criminal prosecution of the perpetrators. On August 13, 2020, 23-year-old Sammy Baker from Gießen was shot dead by police in Amsterdam. His parents have agreed to […]| Matthias Monroy
Five German states are using ‘distance electro-pulse devices’ in patrol duty, with more to follow. The Federal Police are also trialling their introduction in Berlin. In Germany, the police have been using Tasers since the turn of the millennium, but until a few years ago they were deployed almost exclusively by special units. In Baden-Württemberg, […]| Matthias Monroy
Some rival states are currently building visually similar flying wing kamikaze drones. The origins of the technology lie in a development by Dornier in the 1980s. Initially, only Israel pursued the concept further. A US company has presented the Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS), a new cost-effective wing-only drone that was developed to compete […]| Matthias Monroy
The German Armed Forces want to procure combat drones with a range of over 1000 kilometres by 2029. Airbus, Rheinmetall and the start-up Helsing are vying for the billion-euro deal. The German Armed Forces are about to embark on a new armament project: according to the German newspaper ‘Handelsblatt’, the air force wants to procure […]| Matthias Monroy
Zaid A. from Nuremberg handed himself in in Cologne on Monday. The Syrian and six other anti-fascists are facing extradition to Hungary. However,they are demanding a fair trial in Germany. Anna Busl is a specialist lawyer for criminal and migration law in Bonn. Together with Göttingen-based lawyer Rasmus Kahlen, she is representing Syrian national Zaid […]| Matthias Monroy
