Online Misconduct - Authorities conduct search operations owing to hateful online content.
Early morning in Berlin, approximately 60 criminal investigators from the State Criminal Police Office descended upon eight different districts to carry out eight separate search warrants. The police and General Public Prosecutor's Office disclosed the news. These individuals, aged 22 and 53, were being probed for their antisemitic and racist remarks they made on social media, as well as their use of swastika symbols.
The searches occurred in the following districts: Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Mitte, Treptow-Köpenick, Pankow, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Reinickendorf, Lichtenberg, and Spandau. The Federal Criminal Police Office shared that a staggering 130 police measures were conducted throughout each federal state.
The State Police Presidium in Potsdam gave an update on Thursday afternoon. They informed that the investigators were dealing with six separate cases in the areas of Havelland, Elbe-Elster, Prignitz, Oberhavel, and Potsdam. The suspects were questioned, with four individuals accused of hurling insults towards political figures online. Other cases under investigation involved the sharing of unconstitutional symbols and racist language.
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Men from the BKA (Bundeskriminalamt, Federal Criminal Police Office) and local police forces, including women, participated in the international effort to combat online hate speech. The search operations extended beyond Berlin, reaching districts in Brandenburg such as Havelland and Prignitz, where more men were questioned for their involvement in spreading racist language and unconstitutional symbols online. The international community is now urging for stricter laws to address the rising issue of cybercrime, particularly focused on misogynistic and hateful content. In light of these incidents, women are actively participating in police forces worldwide, serving as a crucial part of the crime-fighting efforts.
