Pieces of jewelry with over 4,300 diamonds could be viewed in the historic Green Vault of the Dresden Residential Palace until November 2019.

Then they were stolen.

Criminal proceedings are therefore currently under way in front of the Dresden Regional Court against six of the accused.

Three of them confessed on Tuesday – after the court had previously made an agreement possible.

We analyze the legal requirements for such an agreement and discuss why the corresponding norm in the Code of Criminal Procedure is still controversial.

Stephen Klenner

Editor FAZ objection.

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Reinhard Muller

Responsible editor for "current affairs" and FAZ objection, responsible for "state and law".

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At the weekend, the traffic light coalition specified its plans for electoral law reform: Contrary to what was initially announced, the government factions do not want to introduce a “substitute vote” in electoral law.

It is now planned to allow constituencies without directly elected MPs if a party wins more constituencies in a federal state than it is entitled to based on the list result.

Overhang and compensation mandates would be avoided in this way - but there are constitutional concerns.

We look at the plans in detail.

Also on the show: The Federal Ministry of Justice's plans for "Commercial Courts", a "Just Judgment" on the workload of judges and a competition for the 5th anniversary of FAZ objection.

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Topics of the show:

2:18: Agreement in the criminal proceedings for theft from the Green Vault

10:30 am: The traffic light's new suffrage plans

23:20: "Commercial Courts" and English-language processes

32:16: Fair judgment of the Federal Administrative Court on the judicial workload

39:43: Raffle for the 5th birthday of FAZ objection