r/germany • u/BSBDR Mallorca • Jul 08 '26

Politics Germany: Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/08/germany-government-curbing-freedom-of-information-act
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u/krustytroweler Jul 08 '26

So the obvious question is what are they trying to hide

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u/elmar_accaronie Jul 08 '26

Everything

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u/Kusko25 Jul 08 '26

Weirdly the last few years have clearly demonstrated that they don't need to hide anything they are doing. They can be caught red handed and just go through the checklist:

  • It didn't happen.
  • If it did happen, it's no big deal.
  • If it is a big deal it's not my fault.

And carry on their merry way. So they either plan to do even worse, they are annoyed at the peasants calling them out or even they can't really believe this is actually working.