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Accused of criminal offence and then pay the fine but not convicted
Is it possible that one is accused of a criminal offence in Germany and ask to pay a fine and it was also mentioned that if the fine is paid in within the time limit the case will be discontinued and ...
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What are my rights if someone makes a false police report against me in Germany?
My landlord (also a business owner) in Germany where I live accused me with tons of different type of accusations because he hates me personally, and he called the police on me—at least, I think he ...
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Drink and riding (bicycle) offence in Germany
I am charged with a criminal offence in a drink-and-riding-a-bicycle case. I have received a letter mentioning the alcohol content 1.66 promile. I have accepted the charges and agreed to pay the fine.
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What is the legal age for drinking alcohol in Germany? [duplicate]
I heard that in Germany you can buy low alcoholic drinks from 16 years old, and from 18 years old you can buy strong alcoholic drinks.
What about drinking?
If I buy for 14 year old alcohol. Will this ...
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Can you be convicted for being a murderer twice?
Germany has this weird specialty¹ in its criminal law's murder paragraph. While most paragraphs say something like “The person who does A is punished with B”, the murder paragraph (“Strafgesetzbuch § ...
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Innocent until proven guilty in Germany?
My understanding was that German criminal proceedings are "private" (meaning secret, no one is allowed in except participants) and that the accused is assumed to be guilty until proven innocent, which ...
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Would Germany extradite someone for looking at blasphemous content online? Hypothetical question.
If someone watched or looked up something online that is offensive to a particular world religion, and he was in an "unfree" country and then he travelled to Germany, would Germany extradite him upon ...
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In Germany, can an Individual press charges against a Newspaper for Libel?
So I've read the following:
"You cannot publish untrue information about anyone or anything that could negatively affect that person or thing's reputation on your public blog. It doesn't matter if you ...
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Is it legal to give a friend money to avoid taxation in the UK?
A friend of mine owns a company in the UK. I live in Germany. He wants to transfer some money into my bank account in order to not pay as much tax when the taxation stuff is done, and afterwards, he ...
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In Germany, is there a reward for reporting possible tax fraudsters or money launderers to the authorities?
I could well be wrong and I don't want to go into specifics here, but...
Let's assume I know of a business that in reality generates a few hundred thousand euros in revenue and yet shows a P+L with ...
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If under investigation for a minor incident, how do I answer immigration questions about my criminal history?
My friend caused a hit-and-run involving slight damage to another vehicle (allegedly and without her knowledge) and received a letter from police for investigation.
She consulted a lawyer and carried ...
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Were Nazi atrocities legal according the German law of the time?
I have recently had a discussion with a German who claims that Nuremberg trials were entirely based on ex-post-facto laws, and all the atrocities Nazis did were legal according to the Germany's and ...
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How do I file a criminal complaint in Germany?
How can I lay a criminal complaint before the governmental prosecutor according to § 158 (Strafanzeige; Strafantrag) StPO? Need I follow a particular format? where do I send it? Can I submit an ...
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What is the charge for minor hit and run?
A car scratches one parking and one standing car slightly (with less then 5mph speed) and drives off. Afterwards the police come and inspect the vehicle and take samples of the scratches.
The person ...
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Is forceless groping illegal in Germany?
Is groping punishable in Germany? Assuming that no force is used, and all people involved are adults.
Hypothetical case: Bob enters a bus and sits down next to Chuck. Both are adults, and they don’t ...
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