Germany’s failing governing coalition is led by the most unpopular Chancellor of this century, Olaf Scholz.
And just when we thought that this government couldn’t get any worse, it turns out it could – and much worse.
It was just 3 years ago when Germany decided to reform and strengthen Section 184b of the Criminal Code: then Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht oversaw the change that changed ‘the distribution, acquisition and possession of child pornographic content’ from a misdemeanor to a crime.
Now, there is a real risk of a year-long prison sentence.
But not for long, it seems.
Lambrecht’s successor as Justice Minister, Marco Buschmann, wants to downgrade the offense to a misdemeanor again – and they are doing it with unconvincing justifications.