Volker Beck, president of the German-Israeli Society, intends to appeal the ruling from the Hansa Higher Regional Court through a constitutional complaint. The goal of this legal action is to be officially admitted as a secondary prosecutor in a trial against two alleged contract killers.
According to reporting, the two defendants, who originated from Afghanistan, are accused of spying on Beck with the intent to murder him. Despite applying for secondary prosecutor status and filing a subsequent objection during a hearing, the appropriate chamber of the Hansa Higher Regional Court rejected his request.
Beck told the press that the court’s decision followed the reasoning put forth by the Federal Public Prosecutor. In his court testimony, Beck had criticized this stance. The Federal Public Prosecutor argued that Beck must accept and endure limitations on his lifestyle because he consciously engages in politics in a sensitive area. Beck responded that if this concept of “self-blame” becomes the definitive word of the German rule of law in this matter, people should not be surprised if they subsequently withdraw from public debate and civil society engagement. He stressed that the highest court in Karlsruhe must now make the final decision.
Beck’s lawyer is also planning to challenge the restrictive legal precedent regarding secondary prosecution by introducing an additional argument: that Beck is a victim of a military confrontation. She explained to the press that the planned attacks against her client are part of the asymmetric warfare conducted by nations like Iran. They aim to push the Karlsruhe court to consider this modern era of asymmetric warfare when determining eligibility for secondary prosecutor status.
