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Civilized countries don’t allow retroactively increasing the penalty for breaking a law. Does Germany allow that?

The penalty doesn't have to be increased, it just needs to be selectively enforced.

You'd need to have some unenforced penalty first though.

There is no penalty.

No, Germany punishes according to the laws at the time of the crime. It is not possible to retroactively enforce new criminal statutes.