Acquittal: workers sat innocent 18 months in prison

The Landgericht Goettingen said the workers on Friday in a repeat process from the serious accusation of sexual abuse of a two-year-old boy released. The court followed the identically worded requests from prosecutor and defender. After the man at the end of April 2007 because of suspected abuse in custody have had the district Brunswick him to five years in prison. The Federal Court had revoked the verdict and the case for renewed negotiations referred to Göttingen.

That as long as he sat in custody, the man himself had to take responsibility, said the presiding judge in the sentencing justification. The 48-year-old had initially confessed to the police, the son of acquaintances to have mistreated. Therefore stand him for the detention suffered no compensation. Although the workers soon revoked, had the district Brunswick in its ruling based on that confession. The Göttingen judge came after the questioning of witnesses and experts to the conclusion that this confession was not plausible. Not the accused, but the father of the child's stepfather, the two-year-olds already often mistreated had come as a possible perpetrator.

Investigations against stepfather?

The then 25-year-old stepdaughter father had the boy in April 2007 for the friendly with him briefly left workers, cigarette because he get money and wanted change. The indictment was assumed that the 48-year-old child in the time sexually abused and beaten has. Lenses and traces of an expert's opinion that such an approach to the Vienenburg do not, however, speak against the perpetrator, said the presiding judge. Now the prosecutor is examining whether it violates the stepfather initiating an investigation.

Letter bomb: Twelve-year-old doctors operated optimistic

Six and a half hours a team of doctors on Friday the twelve years charlyne surgery - apparently with success. They had succeeded, the arm of the girl who on Wednesday in a bomb attack in Rudow was shredded, initially to rescue. So did the chance that the arm is maintained by 50 percent, said Andreas iron Schenk the Tagesspiegel. He is chief physician at the hospital accident Marzahn. Yet there is still life-threatening. "It could be dangerous toxins in the body distribute," he said. Meanwhile fahndet a large contingent of police continue to Peter John. The 32-year-old uncle of the girl is on Wednesday a bomb in the mailbox of the family have deposited. In addition, he is already in the morning detonating a sentence - a packet in which a jar stuck - on the car roof of his brother have made. This bomb is not lit. Only in the afternoon brought Father vivasalsa the lost piece to the police. Almost at the same time detonierte the mailbox, newspapers as the girl withdrew from the slot. Policemen guarding the victim in hospital. Even the parents are in Rudow under police protection. As reported, the police of "family disputes" as a motif. Peter John should be penalized and have felt stepchildren his sister and his brother's life that they led, have geneidet. John is in the police record because of fraud and theft. Already on Wednesday evening stormed a special Operations Command his apartment in Neukölln Reuter street. Even with one of his sisters and a house in the middle of the investigators searched for him. He is in a red BMW 3 Series (indicator B-NC 5479) on the way. Witnesses to the car, if they find it, do not touch. It could contain more explosives. Even the officials have arrested at a very cautious approach: They fear that John could ignite a bomb.

Closing with chalk!

The green blackboard with chalk dust and sopping sponge belong to the past. What happened in Britain and Finland have long course is now also pulls in the Berlin classroom. The primary school at the Bæk in Steglitz is the first state primary school, complete with the so-called whiteboards equipped.
Is written on this white wall panels with a pencil without color or even just with your finger.

In principle the blackboard like the latest Game Boy generation, which already everyday world is one of many children.
If a computer, you can pictures from the Internet directly on the slab beam and then, after a whim continue editing. The table Photos can be saved and, if necessary, a sick students are sent home. The panels can even be networked so that about two classes in different locations work together on a project can work.
Many private schools already have the interactive boards, but the government schools do not have the money for the new technology. The Bæk Elementary School, with the help of donations and sponsors to 140 000 euros collected to ensure that all classrooms needed. The school hopes that the teachers through the new boards are motivated to frequent the computer and the Internet in the teaching process. The student has to learn to make their presentations. Because that is precisely what their future in the workplace may be required.

Test flight in the disaster

So there is a flight every day somewhere in the world. An airline has a machine to another airline next, and before the handover is testing whether everything is in order. One to two hours in this rule, and after landing the paperwork is still regulated.

It should be even with the machine with the registration D-AXLA be an Airbus A320 of the German holiday airline XL Airways Germany. But the machine is on Thursday when landing at the airport Perpignan toppled into the sea. All seven occupants, including two German pilots, are probably died. The search for survivors had been on Friday, said the prefecture in Perpignan on Friday evening. There was no more hope for them. The flight data recorders have been located.

Why a routine flight to the disaster was all about puzzle now Beteiligten.Der Airbus was only three years old. The machine belonged to Air New Zealand, however, they in the past two years to XL Airways had rented. The lease would be on 1 December expired, it should be called a 30-month-check carried out, and when maintenance specialists EAS Industries in Perpignan. There was the Airbus in Air New Zealand colors umlackiert.

According to the French coastguard the machine is about seven kilometers off the coast toppled into the sea. On the exact circumstances there is conflicting information. An eye witness to have seen how the machine in aufschlug steep angle, another spoke of a belly landing. Aboard the plane were apparently in addition to the two German pilots four employees of Air New Zealand and one of the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority, which oversaw the flight. I understand the pilots have not stopped emergency. The Airbus was based on current information available from the radar screen disappeared without that air traffic controllers were aware of difficulties. This indicates a very sudden problem or that the crew lost the orientation might have.

XL Airways for the crash is the second bad news within a few months. In September, its parent company, the British XL Leisure Group, pleitegegangen, and a while it looked as if the German airline would therefore fail. But nevertheless opted for XL Airways Germany and the French offshoot XL Airways France at least an interim solution opened, enabling the two airlines has been allowed to continue. They were assisted by a creditor of the XL Airways Group over the Icelandic investment bank Straumur-Burdaras. XL Airways Germany operates seven aircraft and flies on behalf of large tour operators like TUI and Öger Tours.

Air New Zealand, the accident triggered great consternation. The group still wanted to head on Friday along with relatives of the victims on their way to make southern France. For the airline is the 28th November to a true Unglückstag: 29 years ago toppled a DC-10 for a sightseeing flight in Antarctica from. In this worst crash so far the company had 257 people died. As the Airbus crashed into the Mediterranean yesterday, in New Zealand was also the 28th November arrived.

Last place for Frankfurt

Frankfurt taxi drivers no hurry reputation ahead - the introduction of "service-taxis" be the change 27th In November 2008 a nationwide taxi test of the German automobile club (ADAC) in Frankfurt has ten large cities, behind Hanover, Hamburg and Berlin, the last place. Has been examined the performance of the driver, the state of the taxis, deviations from the fastest route and the tariffs. In Frankfurt fell, according to the ADAC chairman of Hesse and Thuringia, Erhard Oehm, almost half of drivers through.

More than one third of drivers had language problems, many had not complied with traffic rules. Even with the topography, the Frankfurt taxi driver not shown outstanding performance: 40 percent of drivers would have the destination not immediately known, with every fourth trip were the drivers of the standard route of the taxi cooperative parity.
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Complaints about lack of helpfulness

In each city examined the tester - half men and women - five major routes such as from Central to a large hotel. Each route has sailed four times, twice during the day and twice at night. Most complaints were made in Frankfurt. On the route from the airport to Central Station about a driver exceeded significantly the maximum speed at all four trips on this route was the understanding with the driver because of his poor knowledge of German is difficult, in one case the taxi was filthy, in another case, the air conditioning does not work . Complains of the testers has been repeatedly discourtesy and lack of readiness to help the driver.


On the routes from the airport to Central Station and from Central Station to Hotel issued testers the note "good", which runs from downtown to the outskirts as well as from the outskirts to the center and from the opera to the restaurant but were only with the note "sufficient" evaluated.

Criteria for the Evaluation of drivers (40 per cent of the overall standings) were friendliness, respect the traffic rules, recommending restaurants and attractions. When the vehicle (20 percent) respected the testers visibility on the ticket, cleanliness and Seat belt instructions. The point "route loyalty and tariffs" (40 percent) saw before, the topography, tariff review and compliance with the standard route to consider. Frankfurt was tested on 12 June this year, the testers were the same as in other cities.

80 percent of drivers with immigrant background

The representatives of the Frankfurt taxi industry have the result of the tests recognized. "The tendency is true," said Thomas Grail, managing director of the German taxi and car rental association. The taxi industry needed drivers who had more than just local. Furthermore, the tests in the various different cities difficult. Grail spoke in favor of a new test after a certain time to introduce legally.

Thomas Schmidt, the chairman of the Taxi Association Frankfurt, spoke of a "disappointing result for Frankfurt." He also like his colleague Albert Schmidt, a board member of taxi Frankfurt, pointed out that in Frankfurt, with 80 percent very many drivers with immigrant background there. Many of them do not speak very good English. Another problem is that a driver an average of only five euros per hour and earn taxi ride for many who have no profession or lost their jobs had a lifeline impeded. It often brings to professional bills, a further qualification was in the taxi industry, such a qualification desirable, not easy to accomplish.

Now they want "from negative positives do, said Thomas Schmidt. The Frankfurt taxi industry to work together with the Department to order a quality offensive. Among other things, you have the higher-taxi service introduced a certified taxi with a certified driver. Both have special quality criteria.

An auditor of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Frankfurt pointed out that according to the law in the driver's test only the local writing and orally, are expected to be queried. In Frankfurt Weights But since November the oral exam more than once in this way will ensure that the driver was somewhat circumspect in German might. The audit was now very difficult. Who they existed, could be without a navigator in Frankfurt taxi. Admittedly, there are many "Altfälle", ie taxi drivers, many years ago made their taxi test, but not continuously had driven a taxi. At some one had passed the development of Frankfurt.

The Media from Garmisch

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - A free guide has Zugwaggon on Friday morning in the county Garmisch-Partenkirchen made independently and as Media for small stir. The empty wagon trip of a regional train after train verselbstständigte claims in shunting station in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and then rolled about 20 kilometers on the precipitous route to Ohlstadt. According to Deutsche Bahn AG was the route for about two hours for the trains blocked. No one was injured. Railway staff were barriers along the route closed and warnings durchgesagt. Railway and police are now looking at how it could come to the incident.

In the waltz step with the Federal President

From Anja Popovic; Barbara Janich 2800 guests, the decorations in the colors purple and gold, seven federal ministers and a ball, three-fourths of the clock started. Ursula Gobling, wife of the chairman of the Federal Werner Gößling press conference, has in Intercontinental Hotel yesterday evening with German President Horst Köhler and the 57th Emperor Waltz Federal Press Ball opened. Werner led Gobling Eva Luise Koehler on the floor. How is that if an all-dancing watch? "The first dance can I particularly enjoy, because there's so awful lot of space," said Eva Luise Koehler.

Prosecutor determined against egg producers

According to the allegations of animal protectors of Peta because of false Bioeier in German supermarkets progressing the judiciary to act. The public prosecutor's office in Potsdam calculated against an egg producer from Brandenburg - although the Agriculture Ministry because of the allegations of false labeling of eggs rejected.The Potsdam prosecutor has accused after an allegedly false labeling of eggs from Brandenburg launched an official investigation. An ad in this matter was of the animal welfare organization received Peta, said a spokesman for the prosecutor's office in Potsdam.

Due to the "accurate representation", the prosecutor is now active. Determined to be the CEO of a company in Brandenburg. According to Peta to be in Germany million eggs from "humane attitude" as outdoors or biological products have been sold.
Eggs Etiquette

In Germany, consumer and home production of eggs by using a printing on eggs recognize. "0" stands for Biohaltung, "1" for free-range, "2" for barn and "3" for the cage. The code on your egg can be purchased here.

How WORLD ONLINE reported that animal conservationists say that the wrong declared eggs from the company Landkost Bestensee in supermarkets chains Edeka, Kaiser's, Penny, Rewe and Coop had been offered. The company has rejected.

Peta has also opposed a provider from Saxony-Anhalt allegations. But the company also have given bio Geflügelhof Deersheim denies the egg-tampering and has its legal action against the animal protectors initiated.

Edeka sent after the allegations own auditor and called off the accused Brandenburg producers to comment on. The Rewe Group announced its purchase of outdoor and organic eggs of the two companies until further notice to stop.

Even the Federal Ministry of Consumer investigated the accusations of animal welfare organization because of allegedly false labeling millions of eggs. "We are in the middle of the test," said Consumer Minister Ilse Aigner (CSU) in Berlin.

The accusations against the Biogeflügelhof from Saxony-Anhalt had after initial tests of the agriculture ministry of Saxony-Anhalt is not confirmed, said a spokesman. There were no complaints so far been identified. The inspections should be pursued.


Before the entrance of the show had the judiciary in Brandenburg, according to the data did not indicate any suspicion. The Potsdam Agriculture Ministry had rejected the accusations. "There is no evidence of a failure behavior," said spokesman Achim Wersin.

Schauble: Shall act as Keynes

In the CDU, the calls for a major response to the financial and economic crisis ever louder. Federal Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and the CDU politician Friedrich Merz warned not with the force necessary for responding to the crisis. Schäuble told the Handelsblatt, it should be the goal of budgetary consolidation not give up, but now the CDU should "do something else at short notice." They belonged to help the economy and the consumption of the population to strengthen. "This should be the union no longer shut," urged the federal minister. "We need to rethink - even quite Keynesian."

Schäuble criticized hence the wait and see "attitude of Chancellor Angela Merkel. But it relied in its course, do not call after the quick tax cuts to be revealed. The medium was important, but currently it would be better on a short-term strengthening of demand must be set. The former economics expert of the Union, Friedrich Merz, contradicted Merkel and Schäuble line in the tax policy. Merz, the next year no longer a candidate for the Bundestag, but a panel of advisers Economics Minister Michael Glos (CSU) belongs, called for speedy tax cuts. "We have a crisis in some special problems, obtained by lowering the tax burden could solve," said Merz also the Handelsblatt. He stressed: "The chairman of the CDU should not be the last one in the world who come to the view that such a crisis also in the area of the tax burden will require a correction." Stefan Braun

Seehofer is missing due to BayernLB CDU party congress

Chairman of the CSU and Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer has its planned participation in the CDU party congress in Stuttgart on next Tuesday canceled. He cited as a reason billion yesterday the crisis around the Bavarian Bayerische Landesbank.
- Seehofer is due to special meetings in Munich to stay. He had the CDU chairman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, informed, Seehofer said yesterday in Munich. CSU General Secretary Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg likely Seehofer at the CDU party represented.

Seehofer would actually on next Tuesday at the CDU the traditional Message from the chairman of the CSU sister party should speak. On this day, however, wants the Bavarian Cabinet of advising and a supplementary goodbye to the rescue plan for BayernLB on the parliamentary path.

Police stopped motorists at 4.2 per mille

4.2 per mille alcohol had a motorist in the blood by the police on Monday afternoon in Marzahn pulled from the road. The man was against the clock in 17:30 Boxberg street cars struck a strip because he drove very slowly and then about 20 meters before a traffic light stopped, as a police spokeswoman announced on Tuesday.

Even when you open the window, the officer was a strict alcohol odor opposite beaten. A blood test will have a high blood alcohol content in the blood confirmed. In the rule 4 to 4.5 per mille as extremely dangerous and can sometimes be deadly.

Less time workers

The automobile manufacturer BMW has given the current sales weakness around 500 temporary employment agencies dismantled more than the beginning of the year. Overall, it was this year so that up to 5,500 bodies, said a spokesman for the company. Affected mainly the location of Leipzig, where currently only one will work. There are currently barely have time workers employed.

At the beginning of the year, BMW had the dismantling of a total of 8,100 posts announced. In addition to the originally planned 5,000 temporary work agencies worldwide will be until the end of the year 3100 bodies at the core workforce disappear, including 2,500 in Germany.

With economic packages to the crisis Politicians ideas around the globe: investment in roads, education and house renovations. .

Without public assistance is no longer. The impending downturn, with the financial crisis began at risk in the coming year the growth of the global economy abzuwürgen. The EU Commission in Brussels now wants to represent its 27 member states to plan for an economic package. Similar measures have several major industrial nations, within and outside Europe already taken or prepare them before. Here is an overview of the state support measures:

Germany: The federal government has the beginning of November, an economic package with a total of twelve billion euros decided. It will invest in the economy of up to 50 billion euros and kick around one million jobs. Key points are additional funds for the renovation of old buildings, investment in road construction, but also temporary exemptions for the purchase of new or improved conditions for business depreciation. Chancellor Angela Merkel, the German investment with the German share in the EU package charge.

European Union: The EU is planning relief measures amounting to one percent of gross domestic product in the Union. That would represent a volume of around 130 billion euros. Are especially assistance for the construction industry and the automotive industry. The Brussels Commission wants to target the upgrading of infrastructure in the community forward. These include, for example, the development of a common European electricity network and fast access to the Internet. Through tax incentives to invest in research and development.

U.S.: The elected U.S. President Barack Obama is planning a big blow exemption order in the next two years, 2.5 million jobs to create either new or existing security. Are planned extensive investment in the education, energy and infrastructure. The U.S. press compares the project with the "New Deal" with which President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 30-year succeeded, the consequences of global crisis and the crisis eventually be overcome. A sum of U.S. economic package is not yet clear. Estimates are 500 to 700 billion dollars. The Fed Fed yesterday also announced an additional program support for the domestic credit to. It should be a total of 800 billion U.S. dollars have.

Great Britain: The British government is preparing an aid package with a volume of 20 billion pounds (23.7 billion euros) before. It is in the budget of the country by the end of 2010 scheduled. Among other things, the VAT is already starting in December from the current 17.5 percent to 15 percent - a step that the federal government so far strongly opposed.

Japan: The second-largest economy in the world has only in the 90s a severe economic crisis. So that this does not come back so bad, the Japanese government this year, an initial economic package worth 90 billion euros converted open a second over 40 billion euros will now follow. Plans include tax cuts and aid, particularly for midsize companies.

China: Converted approximately 470 billion euro, the Chinese government is pumping in the next two years in addition to the domestic economy. The money goes into the development of infrastructure, environmental protection, technological innovation and much more.

Steinbrueck defended economic package

Budget debate in the Bundestag in the character of the financial crisis: The opposition finds the rescue package the government merely gekleckst, the finance minister warns against tax cuts and Klotz - who should ultimately pay back the debt?Fricke can talk and he keeps Steinbrück the 0.2 percent growth, the budget for the upcoming year. Because he would not actually say that he could not promise that forecast?

Steinbrueck considers he has in the past often located alongside with his predictions. Quotes of the last few months he has repeatedly accused the opposition, even at this Tuesday. Steinbrueck has therefore become cautious. To him "available information" went from a growth rate of minus one percent to 0.2 percent from. It orients itself at the optimistic end of the corridor, "he consider it" legitimate ", as this budget had been drawn up.Fricke is, turns to its by-man and shakes his head. His party colleague, Ulrike flat will talk a little later, the era Steinbrueck will once as a "time of displacement and as a Hinterheragieren" in the history books.

Later characterized Steinbrück files, he can not comment whether the criticism he has taken. It is a budget in a special time, because on Tuesday will be debated in the Bundestag - on Wednesday, the Chancellor to speak. Four days in total are used for the debate, the opposition moniert right at the beginning, it was the speaking time had been reduced because of the economic package, the inheritance tax and the annual three other projects will be handled.

The template for the 2009 budget provides for expenditure of 290 billion euros, or 2.4 percent more than this year. But the real problem is the economic slump - the new debt will be launched next year at 18.5 billion euros, eight billion euros more than the original government draft. This is also the goal Stone Bridge lost in 2011 no longer include new debt. The zero in three years we will not reach you, unless by a "wunderhafte development," says Steinbrueck.

The speaker of the Grand Coalition - whether Union Group Vice Chief Michael Champion, the SPD housekeepers Carsten Schneider or the Finance Minister himself - but profess the goal of a balanced budget. "Asap" we wanted to achieve, promises SPD parliamentary group deputy Joachim Posse.

"Yes, the world economy is in a descent"

Previously, the federal finance minister once again chipped those sharp words, which he recently distributed at every opportunity. "Yes, the world economy is in a downturn. Yes, the Federal Republic of Germany is in recession" - these are two central messages. Nobody can say today how sharp recession will fail. "We come in very heavy weather," Steinbrueck orakelt. He was also for the people to say: Politics is not all "Fährnisse", any "wrong" can be held.

Vehemently denied the minister alleged plans to use vouchers to spend upswing. It had the "Handelsblatt" reported. "There are no such plans in my house and I suspect elsewhere do not well," he said. Steinbrueck, is to feel, is annoyed by the excitement of the media, the opposition. One should not be in a "rat race" to bad news hineinbegeben where you übertreffe himself, he says. He sharply with the demand of the Left Group after an economic program in the amount of 50 billion euros into court. That is, he quotes approvingly an observation of the SPD Posse housekeepers, "Gross registered tons ideology." Left Group chief Gregor Gysi had in the morning on short-term programs in China and Britain and the announcement of the next U.S. president Barack Obama for a 700-billion package out. And he had Steinbrueck and Merkel called: "You must stop Klecker, they must finally begin to Klotz." Otherwise, the Bundesbank quoted Gysi, but soon the Federal Republic into the worst economic crisis since 1949. But Steinbrueck thinks nothing of such historical comparisons, he asks Gysi also what actually Klotz instead Klecker hot - whether it is the young spectators' gallery on the subsequent debt would be paid? The grand coalition defended their work against the Anwürfe. "Under dramatically worsened external conditions" the coalition had "done the best," said Schneider. The higher deficit was necessary because you are not in an economic crisis even as it saves state and reinforce it so wished. The Green Group chief Fritz Kuhn, however, accuses the coalition before, no clear direction, and in crisis "extremely poorly coordinated" to be. "Now with the cornucopia through the land" Much has in recent days by new economic programs the speech. But on the other hand, are turning to the speaker of the Grand Coalition in unison. Instead, they praise the current package of measures the government that more investment should be targeted. Unions budget expert Steffen Kampeter explained initially be the impact of economic relief measures and wait. The activism in other countries had for the German situation is not adequate. SPD also housekeepers Schneider warns, "now with the cornucopia through the country to attract" more and more short-term and industries to grant state aid. At some flash points in the debate and the recent dissonance from the south - the demand for rapid tax cuts, as the CSU has collected. Without mentioning by name Bavaria, advocates Steinbrueck opposed to it. He meticulously lists obligations to Germany in the future and give money - including in education, for development within the framework of the G8, the deductibility of health insurance contributions. "And then we talk of further tax cuts?", He asked the House. SPD parliamentary group deputy chief Posse brings to witness this day against the Union position in the CSU - the Baden-Wurttemberg Prime Minister Guenther Oettinger, the host of next week Federal CDU party in Stuttgart. Only the day before, the CDU politician said, before you could cut taxes, the budget must first be compensated. Oettinger did with his "fiscal ABC" is to "own the series' thought. How quickly the "creed" of a tax cut to pump up will see you "just in Bavaria." And then adds Posse added that he ask here, "establish clarity." The CDU Chairwoman Angela Merkel said he does not - but it was meant.

Lower Saxony: lumberman from tree slain + + Largest Advent wreath in Lüneburg + + Schleswig-Holstein: Dick ships at Kiel Week + + Speedway World Turns

In cases of a tree in the forest area in Visselhövede-Hilligensehl a lumberman been slain. As the police announced on Tuesday, met an under-standing tension thick branch to the 43-year-olds on the head. It was the helmet was broken. The forestry workers have died at the accident site. According to current knowledge there is no evidence of foreign misconduct.

Largest Advent wreath in Lüneburg

Lueneburg - Lower Saxony's largest Advent wreath is on Tuesday with a crane on the historic water tower in Lueneburg gehievt been. In less than 60 meters height to rest a half tons of light weight object with a diameter of 13 meters now on the battlements of the tower. From the first advent of every day until Christmas light erstrahlen more - in total there are 25 meters long candles. The wreath will Diakonia and Protestant church is hanged and a fundraising campaign for children paired. If you have a certain phone calls, solves a golden light from the around the entire wreath is running, and donates one euro.

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Dick ships at Kiel Week

Kiel - In the Kiel Week 2009, international championships in the X-class sailing out. In the class X-35 is about the World Cup title, in the X-41 to the European Championship. That gave the organizers of the world's largest sailing event on Tuesday. The boats in the X-classes are especially quick Dick vessels, which are within four years have enforced internationally. The Kiel Week will take place from 20 to 28 June.

Speedway World Champion Turns 60

Kiel - The only German Speedway champion celebrates anniversary: Today marks the Kiel motor sports Egon Muller its 60th Birthday. His greatest success came today for engine tuning specialist in September 1983, when he was the World Cup title in Speedway conquered. Moreover, he was three times world champions on the sandy track.

Arrests in raid against terror helper

During raids in several German states have two German investigators arrested terror suspects. The 26-year-old Daniel P. and the 23-year old Harun were A. Can inter alia strongly suspect, for several German-language Internet site called the "Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) to be responsible and ensure that the terrorist group Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda Two electricity in the country as well as Ansar Al Islam and supported by members or supporters advertised to have informed the Attorney General in Karlsruhe.
Further German already in detention

Daniel P. was in Biberach at the crack and Harun A. Can snakes in the east Westphalian arrested. Another arrest warrant is directed against the 19-year-old German Irfan P., was already in another case in custody there. These are also accused in September 2007 on the Internet on the murder of a Swedish cartoonist and the editor of a Swedish newspaper called to have the Attorney General said. In addition, Irfan P. tried Harun A. Can a serious arson anzustiften.

As part of the raids were a total of twelve properties in Augsburg, Biberach, Laupheim, Bremen, Lohmar, pastures in the Upper Palatinate, snakes and Dusseldorf searched.
Islamist propaganda disseminated in German

The defendants are accused on the website of the German "GIMF" video films, embassies and other propaganda material published several terrorist organizations, as well as propaganda material made available via links to have. The propaganda material had "the mobilization of additional sympathizers and western intimidation of the population" will, wrote the Attorney General.
Video messages brought investigators to track

In the public eye moved the German "GIMF" by the publication of two previously-created video messages in German language. They were the governments of Germany and Austria to the deduction of their soldiers from Afghanistan asked.

The game of the recorders

After reunification, the PDS has developed a clever strategy to the moral failures of their members during the SED dictatorship off. They invented the concept of 'East German biography. " With this dazzling coinage was any criticism of the cadres and spies, the totalitarian system had once supported, to criticize all citizens in the new federal states reinterpretation. The population of an entire region was for the misconduct of individuals held hostage taken. These perfidious tactics will now be chosen by the Union in the east imitated, as the debate about the GDR past of Saxony Prime Minister Stanislav Tillich shows. The Sorbe on Monday in a statement his personal involvement in the defunct regime acknowledged. This clarification, they may also come late, deserves all the recognition. At the same time, wants Tillich, but his remarks as a contribution to the "handling of the Germans with each other" - his State Chancellery speaks pointed to a "shabby East-West conflict" - understood to know. That is presumptuous.

Tillich entered the final phase of the DDR in the SED nationals CDU, to the career of a state functionary smash them. In his position as the nomenclature squad, he could influence it politically, received a good salary twice as high as a skilled worker and belonged to the elite function. That the father was career has opted for one of his biographical reality. Contrary to the perception has its own Tillich with this career, however, has no typical East German biography. " Not last closed its work something which the majority of citizens have nothing to do wanted - a permanent collaboration with SED comrades, and even contacts with Stasi officers.

Against this background it seems more than strange, if Tillich refers to his discharge, it should not be that East German behavior is increasingly a general suspicion would be suspended. Who with such a Vita this argument contends, subsequently discredited the many who deliberately kept distance with the regime and for personal purchase disadvantages have taken. Thus Tillich also damaged the reputation of the CDU as the party of German unity.

Humanely, it may be understandable that Tillich his work as cadres nomenclature until recently has publicly beschönigt. Because while he is becoming a kind of stylized and opponents claimed that he did during the cold days of the dictatorship in the niche of the Catholic Church overwintered, it is now politically under pressure. In his case can be passionate debate whether someone like he is still the necessary credibility for a high government owns. But such a dispute would be oversimplifying. Because the importance of the case extends far beyond him even more, it is about the state of the CDU in the new federal states as a whole.

The Union would be well advised to mind when they are at the weekend on her federal party meets in Stuttgart. There is also about prospects for the East will be discussed. However worthwhile to look at Saxony. Ironically in the heartland peaceful revolution there after nearly twenty years with no civil rights CDU party book more, a minister would have. New heads are missing, too. The recorders have the power back. That makes the party so unattractive. Just 80 500 (with all of Berlin: 93 000) members, the CDU still in eastern Germany. Most of them were already actively GDR times, when there were 134 500 so-called "Union of Friends" existed. The party dies, because the members are outdated. There is a lack of charismatic personalities that affect the citizens of clearance stock attractive effect.

Tillich was on a good path. Eloquenten the speakers, which is also on the international stage knows, some had even believed that under Kurt Biedenkopf still usual absolute majorities specified. Over the weekend, the hope now emerges as opportunist. That is the tragedy of the case Tillich.

Senate rejects proposed increase in fares from

Junge-Reyer is against Sarrazin through. LOB and S-Bahn out of tune on the Senate decision

After Brandenburg Berlin now also opposes an increase in fares for bus and train in the next year. The Senate yesterday rejected the request of the Berlin Transportation Company (BVG) and the S-Bahn Berlin, the tickets at 1 April 2009 to be expensive. Traffic Senator Ingeborg Junge-Reyer was in breach of Finance Senator Thilo Sarrazin (both SPD) to enforce. Sarrazin, who is also supervisory board chief of state-owned BVG, had with reference to the cost development in the past few months for a prize increasing pronounced.

As had been reported LPP and S-Bahn jointly requested that the ticket prices next year by an average 2.4 percent raise. The reasons, they referred to significant cost increases for electricity and fuel, and recent wage settlements for their employees.

According to Senator Junge-Reyer, the transport companies but no coherent overall approach for tariff increases in Berlin to present. It could also increase revenues through an increase in passengers reach - especially if the fares remained stable. Price increases, however, would deter customers. Junge-Reyer spoke out for more "intelligent discounts" from. As a successful example called them in the spring of this year imported 4-trips cards, with a price of eight euro cheaper than four tickets was.

The representatives of transport companies, the rate increases already in the budget for next year have incorporated, reacted visibly out of tune on the Senate decision. "We accept the decision with incomprehension at," said an S-Bahn spokesman. On the impact of possible revenue losses should now be discussed internally. The LPP wanted to officially no opinion. Instead, it was at a peak conversation with the Senate on Friday referenced.

In what a difficult financial situation was mainly the state-owned BVG is, it seems the Senate is well aware. Traffic-Reyer Senator Young announced that wage increases in 2010 are now not unusual gains would be replaced. Instead, according to the contract with the transport operators on an increase in the country allocations from the current 250 million euros a year negotiated. It is going to "a fair balance," said Junge-Reyer further.

SPD rebels happy about the return of member rights

The Hessian SPD has the dispute over its four party rebels defused: The SPD-South County Dublin on Monday evening had the emergency measures against Carmen Everts and Jürgen Walter repealed. For the removal of the member rights existed "no longer", because both her resignation in writing by all SPD offices and functions were explained, informed the association. Walter and Everts were both very relieved about the move: "This is damage to the party and away in a first step of freedom of mandate into account," responded Everts and Walter easier.

The sigh of relief extended not only to the SPD: Even the Greens welcomed the step, but they had feared that an exclusion of the two SPD members of the establishment of procedures for the upcoming state in January legal grounds for contesting the election may have existed . Whether Everts and Walter now for the new council candidates to let them open. "Because I must first look," said Walter this newspaper. Everts was the possibility of a candidacy is also still open. Their previous constituencies have already been announced, however, they do not want to back up. And then there were still concerns about their cooperation with the Left Party, as was a re-establishment as the SPD candidate, but "rather difficult," admitted Everts On.

Clement remains faithful

But not the SPD: His resignation is a severe defeat for the party leadership to Franz Muentefering and a sign of the disunity of the Social Democrats on key policy issues

On the morning were the party superiors still quite sure that Wolfgang Clement belongs to the SPD. "Sure is coming out, Clement remains inside" - with these words summed up the new hope of the SPD Bundestag, the Parliamentary CEO Thomas Oppermann, the news situation for nine clock together. But when then an hour later came the Top, proved the flapsige word game for RAF terrorists and the SPD as a provocateur is not a good idea. It revealed the total ignorance in Berlin's leaders.

The SPD was top of the decision Clements, after 38-year membership from the party out, completely by surprise. The former "super minister" for Economics and Labor Party informed the Board yesterday morning by fax. Subsequently Muentefering called on him in Bonn. Clement stated in the brief telephone interview with that his decision is definite. Muentefering tried in vain umzustimmen him. He asked whether there is another option there. But Clement remained tough. At the end he announced his party resignation immediately make public.

Clement has the entire SPD leadership snubbed. Because Muentefering, chancellor candidate Frank-Walter Stein Meier and ex-Interior Minister Otto Schily had vehemently Clement for and against the threat of exclusion Party and has previously battled satisfied with the compromise negotiated expressed. Well, it looks as if Clement such assistance is no longer wanted, when separated the paths of old party comrades, as do the small circle of supporters made the Schroeder's Agenda 2010 reform on.

It is the second bad news after returning Muentefering as SPD chairman. The drama about Clement recalls in many respects to the Hessian chaos to month early. Even since the party was leading surprised than four SPD parliamentary deputies Andrea Ypsilanti does not choose to Prime Minister wanted. Muentefering had the authority but not as big as his comeback umjubeltes power and his claim could expect? Clements now indicates farewell to the fraying of a party out in front of the Bundestag 2009, more than ever to unity would be respected.

Clement takes on such appointments no consideration. Instead, he sent Muentefering three reasons for his resignation (see below). Public reprimand by the Arbitration Commission of the SPD sees the former deputy party chief, especially in its fundamental right to freedom of expression harassed. Muentefering went in his written statement on Clements arguments vicinity is not. He had the complaint for an acceptable regime held, with the man Clement wanted to build a bridge. Therefore, Clements decision for him entirely surprising. As a bridge builder had in the weeks previously Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck operated. The SPD is Vice Clement friendly ties and also lives in Bonn. Even former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder switched on. He talked with Schily, so this talked with Clement.

On Monday evening had SPD General Secretary Hubertus Heil via e-mail the capital press informed that the proceedings against party rules Clement is amicably resolved. "Both sides are in the course of the proceedings each received. Wolfgang Clement is also a member of the SPD," it said. Schily also, Clements lawyer, had the complaint of the Arbitration Commission accepted. Before he left the Commission a statement of his client, in which it rejected the accusation, before the Hesse election by the election of the SPD to have discouraged. His regret that the Social Democrats in Hesse election abandoned felt would have lasted only briefly. In another interview on Monday criticized the complaint Clement as inappropriate and wrong. They were loud Willy-Brandt-Haus with all the declarations Clement vote.

That is why the anger over his "Egotrip" in Berlin huge. "One day goes Clement on the bridge built by us, the next day he breaks it again," it says in the SPD group circles. There, he accused his political behavior egomanisches battery, by dealing with the Left Party or the economic policies of the SPD parliamentary censures.

The 68-year-old was a missionary agenda for many in the SPD Great Demands. Even as Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1998 to 2002 he was often described as his National uncomfortable. His aura of the "maker" and the chairman of the "NRW AG" was beargwöhnt, but it sounded terrible entrepreneurially for the SPD environment. The state chairman Johannes Rau, Franz Muentefering and Harald Schartau had it in the Alpha pack animals with Clements aufbrausender kind is not easy. They came together in the autumn of 2002 followed Clement's reputation Gerhard Schroeder and was his "super minister" in Berlin.

Is symbolic of the alienation between Clement and parts of the party base was the exclusion procedure, which is precisely from his sub-district of Bochum was advanced. Clements critics feel after leaving now confirmed. In local Bochum-Hamme, where his worst enemies sit, was pleased yesterday's hard to hear. "Clement would have us all this trouble with the arbitration commission and save the same can say: I am from," said the chairman Rudolf Malzahn. The deputy head of the SPD and Left Party Andrea Nahles replies coolly: "Passengers should not stop you."

The disappointment is even for those former companions large, with Clements whims could live well. "That he now makes Lafontaine - that I would have never believed him. He certainly at the moment within the SPD an opinion which is not shared by all. But many," said the former head of the SPD group in the NRW parliament, Edgar Moron. Supporters complain Clements uncompromising. An allegation in his political career is often dropped.

Clement feels after this long career free and independent. About himself, he once said: "The older I get, the more consistent I will." Meanwhile, the maverick has become so consistently that he had some of his former party in the cold sweat on the forehead drives. Nobody can now have something to say Clements future. He also wants as a private man and publicist continues to meddle in politics. Whether with or without a book party: For the SPD should make it equally unpleasant to stay.

Debts and atonement

Berlin - Sun emotionally can probably only household politicians talk about the budget. The 2009 federal budget he can see with "mixed feelings", says the CDU expert Steffen Kampeter the morning after the final meeting of the Budget Committee. With "pain" he can see the higher deficit of 18.5 billion euros next year, according to its plan to eight billion euros higher than estimated in the summer. The SPD politician budget Carsten Schneider says that it is true in this economic situation, the forces of the State to combine and more money for investment spend. "You do not know how deep the crisis will be."

On the night of Friday, the budget committee at its last meeting, the cleanup changes to the budget plan for 2009 decided. The Bundestag will next week adopt the final budget. With the higher deficit, the federal government shortfalls in tax revenues to compensate for the economic and finance package. Overall, the federal government next year spend 290 billion euros, or 1.6 billion euros more than originally planned. Of this, 27.2 billion euros for investment. Slightly more cautious estimates the coalition proceeds from privatizations and calculated for 2009 only with 2.0 instead of 4.3 billion euros in revenue.

The SPD budget expert Schneider defended the amount of new debt of 18.5 billion euros. The coalition had "policy with eye" operated and not "open the floodgates," he said. So the housekeeper had many requests additional output from the individual ministries off - "all the things that since the drawers are." The federal government will aim at medium hold a budget without new debts to submit "as soon as possible in the next legislature." Given the financial crisis, the federal government abandoned the goal, early as 2011, no new loans more incorporated. As a new target is 2013, an official called the Koalitionäre date but not yet.

FDP and the Greens criticized the scale of the planned new debt. The coalition had given the financial crisis, "the cornucopia distributed," said the budgetary spokesman for the FDP Group, Juergen Koppelin. Green budget expert Alexander Bonde, accusing the coalition "label Vertigo" and "reservation tricks" before. The real value of debt in 2009 his group at 44.5 billion euros - partly because the expenditure of the unemployment benefit II would be significantly higher than budgeted. He also noted that more and more institutions for next year with a decline in economic growth of up to one box per cent, while the federal government nor an increase of 0.2 percentage point below. They've even Economics Minister Michael Glos (CSU) before the Budget Committee made it clear that the Bundesbank from minus one percent expect.

The financial expert of the Left, Gesine Lötzsch, described the planned economic program as a "bad joke". The federal government had the seriousness of the situation is still not recognized, she said, and called for a 25-billion-euro package to stimulate domestic demand. The CDU budget expert, however, Kampeter said, for an EU economic program is no money available. Germany will on the national measures envisaged by German taxpayers no additional money to spend, "so in Europe to build castles in the air."

The federal government will, according housekeepers in the next year, additional one billion euros for transport projects to invest. Kampeter said, "all projects planning permission" of the Federal had been approved. He recommended that the easing of licensing requirements to allow for additional investment. Moreover, in addition to 200 million euros in education and research flowing, including 155 million in research organizations.

The underestimated: Scientology is not banned

A recent audit report protectors of the Constitution on the Scientology sect shows: The information is not sufficient to prohibit the organization. The interior ministers of countries, therefore, decided on Friday as part of its autumn conference, no prohibition against Scientology case.
For more than ten years, Scientology has been of the Constitution in Germany observed. And appreciates the sect as an unconstitutional one. Nevertheless, the interior ministers of the countries not to take, a ban on proceedings against the Organization. Already at the weekend announced the chairman of the Interior Ministers Conference, Brandenburg Interior Minister Joerg Schönbohm, in an interview: "Anyone who seriously believes that we would be jeopardized by 5000 Scientologists, is in my eyes hasenfüßig." An opinion that his Berlin colleague Ehrhart Körting shares. In an interview with RBB explained the Interior Senator: "We are fortunately Contrary to initial assumptions in the situation that the Scientology organization actually an insignificant organization."

According to estimates by the Federal Office for the Constitution is one of Scientology in Germany from 5000 to 6000 members. In January 2007 the organization opened a new center in Berlin-Charlottenburg. At the same time, there were increasing indications that Scientologists strengthened influence on federal politics want to take. Thus, all Members of the Bundestag post of Scientology - an advertisement should they by the harmlessness of the Organization convincing. The SPD interior expert Dieter Wiefelspütz warned in an interview with tagesspiegel.de before, the organization be underestimated: "I respect the deliberations of the Interior regarding Scientology. But I personally tend to believe that the organization should not verharmlosen."

The transaction with the youth

Members of the Bundestag Antje Blumenthal is rapporteur of the Union Group for sects and psycho-groups. They also warned the Scientology actions to be taken lightly. With its teachings try Scientology mainly through human life crises weakened by the sect to the condition, so her assessment: "We must strengthen education, so that the people on the street stalls of Scientology simply pass," she asked in an interview with tagesspiegel.de . Blumenthal observed particularly the attempts by the sect with concern young people for their ideology to win: After all Scientologists now operate over 30 tutoring schools across Germany, the real figure is likely higher. The business is lucrative one, but more importantly it is, children and youths on a possible career Scientology prepare, so Blumenthal.

The Constitution is sure: the organization violated the dignity, rejects the existing legal system that aims to control over their members and critics denigrated as sick and criminal. In short: It operates on the fringes of unconstitutionality. The last report protectors of the Constitution of 2007, therefore stipulates that: For a variety of sources shows that the organization "essential basic and human rights as human dignity, the right to free development of personality and the right to equal treatment, except force, or restrict wants. " Nevertheless, the interior minister against a possible ban decided. Why?

Constitution and politics are powerless

Background of the decision is a recent test of the constitutional protection of the problems in the implementation of a ban looks. The paper states that withdraw from the public emergence of the organization can derive no intention of the free democratic basic order of the Federal Republic of aggressive-aggressive to want to achieve. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Interior, August Hanning, said in the context of the Interior Conference, the evidence of hostility to the constitution of the organization previously submitted for a ban on procedures is not enough.

Blumenthal confirmed this assessment: "We know that their theories against the Constitution, but it lacks the concrete evidence, the court had before. They are not fighting openly against the basic democratic order," she said. "Outwardly, there is the organization as a religious community. They pretend not to have political motivation." Wiefelspütz is also cautious: "The ban issue is a critical issue in the border area: There are different ideas about the world, what religion can be. In the United States, Scientology is absolutely no problem. And the United States is certainly a rule of law," said the SPD Interior expert.

The champagne expert of the CDU is against a ban on the organization. "Now, if no prohibition is achieved, then does that mean anyway, that the observation by the Constitution goes further. I am against the ban because I believe that an open observation is better than a ban." It is the same argument, which is always in relation to a renewed ban on proceedings against the NPD is given. Party organizations and act openly, they can be better controlled than in the subsoil. Wiefelspütz also spoke in conversation with tagesspiegel.de continue for the observation that "reason to be critical observation of Scientology by the Constitution we have in any case continue."

BKA chief is behind von der Leyen

The President of the Federal Crime Office (BKA) Joerg Ziercke has explicitly thrust of the Federal Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen welcomes child pornography Internet sites to block the law. "Mrs. von der Leyen prejudge the fight against child pornography on a topic, which I feel intensely committed and that with the proliferation of the Internet, a whole new dimension," said Ziercke the Evening Gazette. The Minister had said in an interview with the Evening Gazette announced that they will act accordingly Telemedia wants. Ziercke himself had previously called for child pornography Internet sites to block. The BKA chief expects that this measure "the dissemination of procurement and possession of child pornography" is difficult. "The effort, which the perpetrators must operate increases," said Ziercke. "And the more consistent the provider proceed against such deals, the more difficult it will be in the possession of child material to come."

Moreover, the perpetrators would be permanently shown that "what they do socially ostracized and will be criminally sanctioned." Ziercke is safe: "medium-term downward pull traffic declining profits and make the child pornography business with less lucrative." According to Ziercke have "Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, Britain, South Korea, Canada or Taiwan, positive experiences with the blocking of respective sides made". In Sweden would be carried out by the so-called blocking access daily about 50 000, in Norway about 15 000 attempts to access child pornography sites off.

Like the minister, Ziercke portrayed the Internet as the key medium to disseminate child pornography. It contributes to that image, the "earlier in clandestine circles from hand to hand have been present at the press of a button in real world irrevocably available" were. The victims were traumatized and unimaginable "in hitherto unimagined scale permanently in the public stigmatized."

Despite a commitment by the Internet industry, these pages from the net to take the police recorded rising numbers. According to police crime statistics, 2007 12 772 cases of sexual abuse of children on the Internet pages. "On the Internet there are several images on which Gewaltausübungen documented infants and small children, or even severely abused and mistreated," said Ziercke. "Overall, there is a trend towards ever younger victims to see." The Association of German Internet Economy Eco, a statutory scheme to block the sites rejected, was yesterday for talks with the BKA. About the contents were not disclosed. Under cross-party agreement with the thrust of the Minister, the Greens expressed skepticism on Friday. The child policy spokeswoman for the German Bundestag, Ekin Deligöz, warned in the "New Press" before a "national isolation".

Where smoke is. .

It is this one sentence. "My marriage after 40 years was in danger, my wife would not mitgegangen." Edmund Stoiber has said about his motives, 2005 but not as super-minister in the cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel to change. Rudolf Erhard has been phrase down. The long-standing council of the Bavarian Radio correspondent has written a book about the former prime minister: "Edmund Stoiber. Rise and Fall."

Erhard was undoubtedly many years close to Stoiber, especially since both come from Oberaudorf and by the same midwife at the world were brought. Nevertheless Erhard will not only by the CSU accused must, in this biography serves to prejudices and not facts. It is about same sentence. Because Erhard brings Stoibers statement about his marriage with that risk in conjunction rumor that has been many years of ministerial and vice versa journalist to be told: that Stoiber an affair with a CSU Bundestag MPs had. Evidence has never had. Erhard repeated now. Stoiber was once "maybe twice" with the lady in Berlin have been seen eating, he writes, which remains his only proof. Then he restricts himself: "It is also the distance from the events considered remains difficult to imagine, and really concrete would hardly have remained hidden." So why must this episode will be up at all?

Because they are the declining prestige of Stoiber in his own party shows, argued Erhard. Alone, that something will be disseminated, from vehicles stranded respect. Whether he himself affair to those who believe will Erhard in book presentation asked? He assume that there where rumors smoke, even once the fire was, he says. Yet the thing he did not ausrecherchiert, "because Private should remain private." On his own statement he will not and does not participate in the journalistic rule that a suspect will be reported only if it also faces serious signs can be underpinned. He did what, says Erhard, he could call it did not.

Thomas Goppel, a former science minister and former CSU General Secretary to the panel discussion about the book is loaded, leaves no doubt that the rumors about an affair Stoibers same holds for. Stoiber had not gone to Berlin, because he is not next to Merkel, the second or third fiddle wanted to play, says Goppel. And: "The fact that something has seen, is not yet that something has happened." One could possibly assume, "if you do not like him."

So yes, there is also the totally different version, as Stoiber to his alleged lover came to be. His Influence Peddlers in the State Chancellery should have dispersed the rumor, is told to a little wooden Stoiber human to make. Others say even the Weak Stoiber should angedichtete beloved by a powerful impact again.

That now only about this for a chapter of Erhard 222-page work is being discussed, this may not be justified, but of course Erhard had the effect of such sentences to be aware. Stoiber himself was incidentally the book presentation does not even invited.

Police will re-Lidl blackmailer into the net

Again, the police blackmailer of the food chain Lidl taken. The 67-year-old pensioner was at Cologne-Godorf geschnappt and now in custody, as police announced. The man had threatened blackmail letter, in which the discounter to poison jars of cucumbers.

Only in July was a Lidl blackmailer from the Hessian Vogelsbergkreis arrested. The 67-year-old engineer admitted the deed after his arrest and financial problems cited as a motive. Since April, he called in a total of six letters a six sum of the company. The company took in the Lidl of the threat affected branches in the region Cologne / Bonn, Dusseldorf the cucumber jars from the shelves and took place in the near evaluating a glass cleaners transferees.

To exert pressure, had the 67-year-olds also one daily newspaper in Cologne and Dusseldorf written. Both editors published the threats does not, however, especially the affected Glass was found and no more danger for the population there.

Finally succeeded, according to police after extensive investigations and surveillance, the retirees living in Bonn arrest. The suspects had until that time the police do not appear underfoot. According to him was the glass aufgefundene cucumbers also the only one that he had polluted. When searching his apartment was extensive evidence secured.Responsible for the case are reported to the Criminal Investigation and Prosecution Heilbronn, because the company headquarters of Lidl in Neckarsulm located in the county of Heilbronn.

BKA searched homes

In a joint anti-terror action federal investigators in three countries carried out searches. A spokeswoman for the Federal Crime Office (BKA) confirmed on Saturday that point in a report by the "Bild"-Zeitung. Background is the spokeswoman According to a preliminary investigation of the Prosecutor Brunswick. The joint action was the participation of the BKA expired. Information on the contents or period of searches it did not want to make.According to "image" focused on the actions of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony in connection with the case against the "Sauerland group" to Fritz Gelowicz and the procurement of detonators for possible terrorist attacks. The "Spiegel" reported on Saturday in the Brunswick area were six apartments have been searched, including those of two Serbs and Dzavid Bekim T. B. Ballingry. The Brunswick prosecutor investigating the report noted that the two men who were suspected in the procurement of 26 military detonators Gelowicz to have helped, including phones.

"They act increasingly conspiracy"

A 15-year-old had the sheet in 2007, according detonators hidden in shoes from Istanbul to Wolfsburg and transported them to pass Gelowicz; investigators later discovered the military detonators in a cottage in the Sauerland. Detonator wire-puller of the next shipment should Gelowicz the German-selectivity Attila Turk, which last Thursday from Turkey to Germany had been extradited.

When the youths are under FOCUS information to the German-Alaeddine T. Tunisians from Wolfsburg, against whom the Attorney General now has launched an investigation. The investigation against the Sauerland group have been estimated by federal Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble the anti-terror fight more difficult insofar as the terrorists have learned and now a conspiracy behaved. "Those who are in the network of terrorists prepare for attacks, have consequences," said Schäuble, the FOCUS. The same goes for communication. "They act increasingly conspiracy, the security authorities what their work is not easier."

Susanne Klatten breaks her silence: "It hurts"

The Quandt heiress no longer wanted his victims and went to the police. Stands by her husband.
Susanne Klatten will be a total of nine billion euros possess.

Susanne Klatten will be a total of nine billion euros possess.It did hurt, if they always just in the measure of the money will be measured, said the BMW Großaktionärin. "Money is not rated, what or who I am. I want to be seen as a man. I've often enough to mistake me people to open up to this trust does not deserve. Then get to victims. That annoys one. It does hurt. And I wonder afterwards: How could this happen? " Among their motives, Sgarbi view, the entrepreneur said: "It was a moment of clarity: You are now victims, and you have to defend. I myself reject Now, on behalf of all women in my family and on behalf of many other women also."

It was her husband Jan Klatten (52), her courage, and had backing. The couple has been married 18 years. "It was our only chance," said Klatten. "Anders is the forever more. And you do not hold out." We should defend itself. "I'm glad that I did," she added. The media reports they had not been easy, said the mother of three children. "That is very close to me. Because it is a second victim." Susanne Klatten had on several occasions to rendezvous with Sgarbi taken in hotels. He aims it with an invented story of an accident, for it makes the mafia responsible for the payment of seven million euro move. Later, he with the publication of intimate images threatened and a three-digit million amount have demanded. Moreover, he demanded that Susanne Klatten separates from her husband.

The businesswoman, however, reacted differently than Sgarbi and his Italian accomplice Ernano Baretta (63) it had hoped. They turned to the Institute for Conflict Research and crisis counseling (IfKK) in Aschheim near Munich. As the magazine "Focus" reported could IfKK CEO Nicholas Seibt mid-October 2007 to move with him to the Bavarian Landeskriminalamt to go and the previous ex-officer Sgarbi displayed.

A large-scale surveillance operation began, during which another victim was discovered. Susanne Klatten then thought that they would be prepared to what the show would follow. Today she says: "It was an illusion." Previously, the richest woman in Germany an almost normal life, now the whole world knows her face.How could the Milliardärin who always lived very withdrawn and for their secrecy is known to a gigolo fall? Now speaks Susanne Klatten (46) the first time publicly about it. As a possible reason why the Swiss Helg Sgarbi (43) went to the glue, Klatten told the Financial Times Germany ", they have a dangerous concern for them developed, to communicate. "And that can sometimes be at the wrong people happen."

Family drama in Osnabrueck

Family drama in Osnabrueck: A man has only his wife and his mother erstochen, then detent with his car in the house of the parents and set it on fire: The two in the house sleeping daughters of the couple remained unhurt. The man is mentally ill. He suffered severe fire injuries. The couple lived in the Bavarian Landshut. After a dispute was the wife with the children a few days after her parents fled Osnabrueck.

"Lafontaine is no longer prime minister»

Saarland, the former SPD leader Lafontaine as a link-party candidate to head. The Telegraph spoke with SPD chief Maas landing on sympathy values, possible coalitions and Lafontaines strategy.

The CDU is governed Saarland 2009 in August 2009 elected. The SPD wants the landslide losses of the election of 2004 by more than 13 percentage points and catch up again before landing the Left Party. Polls see the Left but almost par with the SPD. Added to this: With the former SPD leader and federal finance minister Lafontaine attracts a former regional party Matador as a link-top candidate in the state.Telegraph: Mr. Maas, in the coming year are you in the state Prime Minister Peter Müller challenge. On the question of who should lead the Saarland, lie in polls, however, in third position, far behind Lafontaine. What excites the Saar countries so Linspartei the boss?

Heiko Maas: Lafontaine was mayor, he was prime minister. There is a degree of popularity, nothing extraordinary. His poll figures are far behind those of past years. Many countries Saarland have not forgiven him, that he had made in 1999 by Acker. He would have the Saarland in its difficult financial position as federal finance minister can greatly help, but he did not.

Telegraph: According to current survey values the CDU can not continue to govern alone, even for a coalition with the FDP is not enough. We experience after the Saarland election a grand coalition? Under Lafontaine you do not want mitregieren.

The SPD disaster

The Berlin party leadership wrote Oskar Lafontaine significant complicity in the miserable state to earnings from 2004. Because the former Prime Minister of Saarland SPD had unexpectedly in 1999 from all offices and entered into force henceforth as a critic of the red-green government on course. After 2005 he engaged in the reformist critical WASG, in 2007 with the East-PDS party to link together closed. Now he joins the political home against the SPD to.

Maas: This is a mere mirage. Lafontaine will never Prime Minister, because we do not select him first, and secondly, the SPD anyway before the Left Party lands - and thus in the case of cases, the SPD is the Prime Minister. And then says Maas.

At a grand coalition: I am not in the tenure of Prime Minister Peter Müller to extend, but to make it to an end. We want the State Chancellery. Currently, a left-wing coalition under the leadership of the SPD in the polls, a majority - even in the polls, the CDU has published.

Telegraph: What Lafontaine wants to achieve, if he can not be prime minister?

Maas: Lafontaine blufft if he is sold as a future prime minister. He is in Saarland only the flagship of the Left Party. Immediately after the election he will the country turn back and go back to Berlin. Lafontaine wants only the voices of the people, but not solve their problems. That is dishonest.

The people must decide 2009: With Lafontaine spent a politics of yesterday, with a miller failed policies of yesterday or with the SPD and me a forward-looking policy today for tomorrow.


Müller and Lafontaine are like the two Grandpa's in the Muppetshow who constantly bicker and do not even notice what pieces on the stage running. The people are of this type simply tired of politicians. Who wants the change, you must choose the SPD.

Heiko Maas is national chairman of the Saar SPD. With him Tilman said Steffen

Bavaria requires softening of the climate change targets

Bayern has the federal government to a lowering of climate change objectives.

The CSU / FDP state government had "sent a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), in which we make clear: The CO2 reduction targets at EU level must be designed such that no jobs are jeopardized," said Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) of the "Bild am Sonntag." Similarly, had previously also CDU prime ministers in other "auto-countries" expressed.

The reduction of emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from 2012 to be in smaller steps forward are invited to the CSU chairman. "The automotive industry needs to implement greater leeway. And the unseligen penalty payments must be eliminated, "Seehofer demanded. "What penalty payments bring in millions of dollars, then if the jobs are gone?"

The carmakers in Bavaria - BMW and Audi - are fortunately strong and would not help. "But they need loans to good conditions for their suppliers and a reliable vehicle taxation," said Seehofer. "The conversion of motor vehicle tax according to CO2 emissions is much more important than the planned car-tax exemption for one year."

Bavarian Environment Minister Markus Söder (CSU) has called for a national auto pact to develop new engines. "We want that in Germany a Leittechnologie for the modern car is developed," said Söder of "World on Sunday." The government aims to develop lenkend accompanied by research. Söder, the German auto industry against the accusation protection, the development of cleaner propulsion miss it.

Federal Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) gets under his for his climate policy support from the industry. Particularly in times of crisis, we must focus on the future growth areas of environmental and climate technologies, says the chairman of Siemens, Peter Löscher, the "mirror". Similarly said the Chairman of the EnBW energy group, Hans-Peter Villis: "Climate change progresses, regardless of whether the financial world into crisis." Climate change could be a "huge driver of innovation."

In addition to the Bavaria also practiced the coalition partner CDU criticism of Gabriel Advertise for the European climate package. Lower Saxony CDU Prime Minister Christian Wulff called for a postponement of the EU's climate package for two years, North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Jürgen Rüttgers (CDU) made for an alleviation of the planned targets strong.

Gabriel countered in the "Sueddeutsche Zeitung": "Sometimes one has the impression that the chancellor instead to Washington frequently to Dusseldorf and Hanover should proceed to explain that climate change creates jobs." It was amazing, "such as lagging behind in the Union climate will be discussed. " The climate package aims in three weeks at the EU summit in Brussels decided.

Fahrlässige Raserei Der BGH verschärft ein mildes Urteil zu einem illegalen Autorennen mit tödlichem Ausgang Karlsruhe - Zwei Fahrer eines tödlich v

Germany - Two fatal driver of a car race on a highway in the Lake Constance region have expected to go to prison. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) highlighted a less verdict of the District of Constance, both convicted for negligently killing and demanded tougher penalties. The Supreme Court order followed the requests of the Attorney General and the mother of an age of 20 crew killed. Judge Ingeborg Tepper Vienna wanted the verdict not only as a response to "this insane car races" understood know. The court wanted to make clear that other extreme "Mutproben" unacceptable and should not be trivialized.

The accident at 30 March 2007 stood at the end of a series of illegal races on public roads, a group of young men a year had organized. In one of the races raced tuned the driver of a VW Golf and a Porsche Carrera with more than 200 kilometers per hour on the highway similarly upgraded B 33rd Suddenly one with four people attended Opel Astra to the speeder while outdated ones. The distance between the Gulf and the Porsche amounted to 30 centimeters. The prospect of golf on the green strip next to the crash barrier, and hurled überschlug itself. Driver and passenger, both not buckled, were ejected. The passenger died.

In February this year, the district court sentenced Constance drivers for intentionally endangering the road to prison sentences of one and a half years on probation, a surviving passenger of aid to eight months imprisonment on probation. BGH in the negotiation was now a question of whether the driver also because of negligent killing were punished, even though the victim is actively involved in the race and had known the risk. The Supreme Court ruled that any consent of the victim to the deadly risk of immoral and criminal law is irrelevant. Moreover, had only the driver had "Tatherrschaft" exercised.

Eastern European common for high school instead of "indigenous dances"

Erfurt - Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt want when cross-country high school go ahead. Already in the 2011/2012 school year could be a joint baccalaureate in English and mathematics give, said Saxony-Anhalt's Culture Minister Jan-Hendrik Olbertz (party) on Thursday in Erfurt. The range of test subjects would then be gradually expanded. The conditions were the twelve years of high school as cheaply as anywhere in the three countries. Thus, the three Ministers of Education before of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg for 2013 South-baccalaureate sought a solution. "Modern Federalism does not mean that everyone performs his native dances, but that the countries themselves to vote," said Olbertz.

The good results at the recent East German federal states of Pisa test Thuringia's Minister of Culture led Bernward Müller (CDU) is due to the fact that Saxony and Thuringia in their structures have been detained. Instead of school structures must be on school quality to think

Kristin murder case: Police take 27-year-olds finds

The murder of the student Kristin after a disco night in Buxtehude (Stade circle) is elucidated. Police investigators have indications from Thursday one suspects taken. The 27-year-old confessed to the crime during his interrogation. The 21-year-old was after a visit to the disco "garage" at the weekend has been stifled. Its corpse was on Monday when a large-scale search operation on the site of a car house in the vicinity of the nightclub found.

During his interrogation, the young man described the events in the night from Saturday to Sunday. He had indicated, the young woman in a disco to have met. It had come into the conversation. Both were against four clock to leave the restaurant and finally it was at the site of a car to a house dispute came. This escalated, according to the suspects. Finally, he killed Kristin. "To further details of the offense, and the motive of the perpetrator can currently no claims are made," says the police report on the work of the 40-member Commission murder "Kristin." The 27-year-old from a small town in the northern part of the Stade brought by the hints of witnesses and the media coverage target of investigators. The evidence of an offense of the young man who initially sought as a witness was increasingly solidified. Witnesses had him with a knit cap with eye-catching brown, yellow and green Kringeln accompanied by Kristin for a "Coyote Ugly" party with Go-Go Girls and tequila drinks in the disco seen. On Monday the parents had the student, as reported missing. 20 officials, five dogs and a police helicopter with thermal imaging camera after the missing persons had sought. Then, finally, there were sad certainty: The investigators found the young woman stifled car between two houses in the western industrial Buxtehude near the disco.

FDP politician threatened judges of the Finanzgericht

He feels persecuted as a victim of crime and justice in the Hanseatic city. The judges of the Hamburg Finanzgericht take in the view of Gerhard Klee (54), ex-treasurer of the Hamburg FDP, the guilt that he in recent years, high financial losses suffered. In a hearty letter, he called Therefore by the President and Judges of the other Finanzgericht the payment of three million euros. For non-payment, then threatened the Hamburg accountant, he will exercise his right to property protection with violence prevail.

Before the St. George district court must clovers so since yesterday because of attempted extortion responsibility. As a serious threat felt the judges in the letter especially the sentence: "If you join me in the path, must reckon with violence to be removed."

The whole hatred of the accused at the Hamburg justice was at the beginning of the process. Klee appealed to the court rejected three proposals on the table. He rejected not only the negotiating mandate judges, but also the judges who have rejected the request to have there.

Klee feel of Hamburg's justice "viktimisiert." You have made him the victim, because he is in the fight against crime and the judiciary does not want to give. In his office had in the past 25 years about eight times caved been in his apartment once. About 20 times his car had been broken. The police have only a clarification of these crimes. At its processes before the fiscal court had deliberately delayed its procedures have been. And because he publicly decrying had been made, he did in one year contracts of over 300 000 euro lost. Hochgerechtnet over the past ten years would be the sum of three million euros.

The formerly thin Court Act of the defendants is due to the pleadings and motions, the clover in recent weeks submitted to a "document mountain" to grow. The official judge sees the defendant a "new Michael Kohlhaas." He warned clover: "Kohlhaas has failed terribly at the end!" The idea of the judge: "Perhaps we should refer the case over to a doctor."

The lawyer of the accused tried the accusation against his client to diminish. Klee did not want to use physical violence. The threat was as "Wahndelikt" to judge. It was as if someone plague on the neck would wish. But it was impossible that the threat from the plague would attack.

The argument wanted the judge did not follow. This are the threats concretely been. The process is on 25 November continued. In adopting the judge asked the defendants, no further applications in the coming days. During the trial the judge had stated he would also be a victim, because it includes the whole jumble of applications to be read.

SPD and CDU will take place in the dispute over BKA law no consensus

The deliberations of the Interior of the Federation and countries of the BKA's law have no rapprochement between the Union and the SPD brought. The Socialist Interior remained on Thursday in Potsdam in their demands for changes in three respects: They want a better judicial review of online search, an expanded right to refuse to testify and a clearer delineation of powers between the Federation and countries. Their union colleagues want to present the draft unchanged on the other hand goodbye. Given the hardened fronts seems to reach an agreement before the vote in the Bundesrat, next week Friday excluded. The dispute over the BKA law is thus likely in the conciliation committee of the Bundestag and Bundesrat decided. "It is evident that a majority is difficult to achieve," said the chairman of the Interior Conference, the Brandenburg department chief Joerg Schönbohm, after deliberations. It also tore through the SPD The Bundestag had the BKA law in the past week with the voices of Union and the SPD against fierce resistance from the opposition adopted. Several of the SPD mitregierte countries subsequently submitted its veto one. Federal Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble reacted with incomprehension. "The talk is the opposite of what it two weeks ago still have said," the CDU politician. The SPD Minister Schäuble threw in return that they are not sufficiently involved in the preparation of the law to have included. "I have the impression that he is ill-prepared, and that he now gets the acknowledgment," said Berlin's Interior Senator Erhart Körting. Expressed a similar view of Saxony-Anhalt Interior Minister Holger Hövelmann. It had long been demands for changes, said the SPD politician. "The colleague Schäuble but has completely ignored." In the battle of the crack but also across the SPD. The Schleswig-Holstein's interior minister Lothar Hay attacked his party in the Bundestag to friends. "The SPD is not a monolithic block," he said. "I assume that you also learn in the Bundestag and perhaps even talk with each other times before approving a draft law, where it from the perspective of the countries ... significant constitutional concerns. " The Hamburg Interior Senator Christopher Ahlhaus (CDU) called the debate irresponsible. "They have all the lessons from the 11th September withdrawn, "he said. Also, the Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) came to a quick agreement. "We need the BKA law urgently to combat international terrorism."

"Gault Millau awarded 18 points four times

After the "Michelin has now also the" Gault Millau "Berlin's celebrity chef Tim Raue a brilliant restart certified. Meanwhile, new, Chinese-inspired restaurant "Ma" in the Hotel Adlon was in the Germany edition of Gourmet officer immediately 18 of 20 possible points. The 34-year-old stands next in a row with Berlin's top chefs Matthias Buchholz ( "First Floor"), Thomas Kammeier ( "Hugo") and Christian Lohse ( "Fischers Fritz"), their 18 points from the previous year defended.

Rough end of 2007 had the restaurant "44" in Swissotel leave for which he had also received 18 points. Even his new restaurant praised the "Gault Millau" tester in the highest tones: "We were intoxicated by this kitchen, the Gang of course always new, in Germany unprecedented celebration. Seegurkenscheiben, pleasantly aromatic and crispy soft consistency with truffles, Chili and - ingeniously - planed thin slices of raw broccoli; throughout dove Canton served with mandarin-style artichokes and, finally, Shabu-Shabu, so thin, only a few seconds in Sojabrühe cooked beef all the best quality, combined with a sensational Waldorf salad. "

Second harsh, stylized Japanese restaurant "Uma" in the Adlon Hotel recognized the testers to 17 points. Particularly pleased that they had a Japanese beef tartare with caviar and cucumber / wasabi juice.

18 points in the "Gault Millau" correspond roughly two Michelin stars. In Berlin, but only decorate Christian Lohse two Michelin stars, ten other top chefs have a star, among them Raue. In the 17-points-class in the new edition of the "Gault Millau" Michael Hoffman ( "Margaux"), Andrea Girau ( "e Ana Bruno"), Thomas Neeser ( "Lorenz Adlon"), Karl tub maker ( "Alt -Luxembourg ") and Michael Kempf (" Facil ") claims. Moreover, the "Vau" of Kolja Kleeberg back to 17 points promoted.

On Thursday gusty and wet

Thursday begins in Berlin and Brandenburg cloudy and rainy. From the midday tear the clouds occasionally, but also repeatedly drawn partly by heavy showers, sometimes by graupel, lightning and thunder accompanied. The wind blows strong and rotates from west to northwest in Cloudy vicinity are also severe storm gusts possible. The temperatures can reach 8 to 10 degrees, the weather service told MeteoServer with media. On Friday it rains initially, in the afternoon bringing heavy showers increasingly snow to the deepest layers. These blows fresh northwest wind with stormy gusts. The highs are from 2 to 5 degrees.

Government promises to be a strong plus pension

The approximately 20 million pensioners can in the next year to a higher pension pleased. Federal Labor Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) announced, 2009 will be "a better pension increase than this year." On the other hand, the contributions are kept constant.

The reason for the pension increase was a good wage in 2008. Exact figures would not mention Scott. Earlier, the Cabinet with the development of pensions in the pension report.

The estimators circle of pension in October had determined that the pensions 1 July 2009 to 2.75 percent could increase. This year was the pension by 1.1 percent.

Scholz said, the goal of the contributions for 2020 below 20 percent to keep it will hold. Until 2011 will the contribution to statutory pension insurance will remain at 19.9 percent. Proposals to reduce fluctuation reserve, Scholz issued with a view to the economic crisis a rejection. At a time frame alignment of pensions in the East and West wanted the Labor ministers not comment in detail. This was a "general government discussion", which just took place.

For the year-end 2008 will be loud pension report of the federal government with a surplus of 15.7 billion euros in the statutory pension insurance are expected. The end of 2007 amounted to 11.5 billion euros. According to the report, the average total pension amount for men at 960 euros in the west and 1,009 euros in the east. When the women were in Western countries 655 euros and 852 euros in the east. This is due to the longer working hours in the new countries. Moreover, in the former GDR more women working.

Men from the new federal states came 2007 Average to 45 years of contributions to pension insurance. These are just five years more than the contribution periods West German men. The average pension law times for the women were in the east by more than eleven years higher than in the old countries. Women in the West came to an average of 26.3 years against 37.7 years for females from the new federal states.
In contrast, the net household income of pensioners in the east under the average disposable income of the West German pensioners. For example, in 2007 in the West couples over 65 years and has a monthly income of 2350 Euro (Euro 1937 in the east), single men from 1568 euros (East: 1188 Euro) and single women from 1201 euros (East: 1152 euros) per month. The household income of pensioners, according to federal government in the West therefore higher because they are frequently on income from pensions, insurance, savings or property disposal.