Tag: Dresden Prozess
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When words become weapons – Observations from the Dresden state security proceedings
The courtroom is almost empty. Outside, a mild ten degrees; inside, high-security architecture.The case is being heard before the 5th Criminal Senate of the Higher Regional Court of Dresden.The defendants are men accused of having formed a right-wing extremist terrorist structure as “Saxon Separatists.” But anyone sitting in the courtroom on this day experiences something different:a grueling struggle over words.Over interpretation.Over meaning. And at some point, the inevitable question arises Read more