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Its nice that at least something happens, but the German Supreme Prosecution Service is not independent from the government as the supreme court is. So if the German government is involved somehow its only eyewash for the crowd and nothing will happen.

At least more media coverage, that is good for mobilizing more people to protest against it.

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Keep in mind that the current minister of justice Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger already held this position under Helmut Kohl, resigned due to her opposition to electronic eavesdropping and submitted a constitutional complaint[1].

Elections will be held in September, though, so it's anyone's guess who'll hold this position a few months from now.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verfassungsbeschwerde

Germany has a constitutional court that is more independent than the U.S. Supreme Court is.

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