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The judge of the Weimar District Court, who passed a controversial judgment on the mask requirement at two Thuringian schools, is now the focus of the judiciary himself.

The public prosecutor in Erfurt had received several criminal charges against the man, said the authority's spokesman, Hannes Grünseisen, on Tuesday to the dpa news agency.

In it, the man is accused of having committed his decision to perverting the law.

"We have therefore created a test process," said Grünseisen.

It is not yet possible to say how long this test will last.

MDR Thuringia had previously reported.

In a ruling he had drafted by way of an interim order, the judge ordered that children at two schools in Weimar would not have to wear a mouth and nose cover in class, contrary to the current hygiene concept of the Ministry of Education.

The resolution forbids school administrators to prescribe protective masks, minimum distances and corona tests.

The Ministry of Education is now taking action against the decision.

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It considers it inadmissible for a number of reasons.

Among other things, the judge exceeded his competence because the administrative courts are responsible for decisions on hygiene concepts, argues the ministry.

The verdict in the proceedings is still pending.

Among other things, the Ministry of Education must be heard if it requests it.

A spokesman announced this request on Monday.

At least ten other lawsuits from parents against the use of masks and tests in schools are pending at the Weimar District Court, as reported by the MDR.

Case for administrative not family court?

The judge issued the order not only for the plaintiff's two sons, but also for all students in the two schools in Weimar.

Critics of the corona measures saw the decision (file number AZ 9 F 148/21) as a groundbreaking decision against the corona ordinances of the federal and state governments.

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However, in a statement from the Thuringian Ministry of Education on Sunday, it was pointed out that the decision only applies to the people involved in the process - that is, to the two children and their schools, but not to other families, school children and institutions.

The Thuringian Ministry of Education reported "serious procedural doubts" after the decision became public.

The ministry argued that it is up to the administrative courts to review infection protection measures or statutory regulations issued by the state government.

At the Weimar District Court, however, the case was treated as a family matter.