Possible abolition of Section 188 of the Criminal Code

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Original text of the question(s):<br /> <br /> Are the current press reports about the criminal complaint against a pensioner because of his "Pinocchio" comparison of Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the related public discussion about a disproportionate restriction of freedom of expression and about the capacity limits of the German criminal justice system reached according to the German Association of Judges, reason for the federal government to consider legislative steps to abolish Section 188 of the Criminal Code, and if not, why not? (www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article699c111aee35d0f0647c459e/heilbronn-polizei-sichtt-rentner-wegen-pinocchiokommentar-zu-merz-visit-an.html)?

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1. 6 March 2026

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   Possible abolition of Section 188 of the Criminal Code

   Source: BT

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