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German murderer wins 'right to be forgotten'
A German man convicted of murder in 1982 has the right to have his name removed from online search results, Germany's highest court has ruled.
The constitutional court in Karlsruhe ruled in favour of the man, who was handed a life sentence for murdering two people on a yacht in 1982.
He was released from jail in 2002 and says he wants his family name to be distanced from his crime.
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The man became aware of the articles in 2009 and requested they be removed. He claimed they violated his rights and his "ability to develop his personality," a court statement says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50579297
The constitutional court in Karlsruhe ruled in favour of the man, who was handed a life sentence for murdering two people on a yacht in 1982.
He was released from jail in 2002 and says he wants his family name to be distanced from his crime.
...
The man became aware of the articles in 2009 and requested they be removed. He claimed they violated his rights and his "ability to develop his personality," a court statement says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50579297
Wow - 7 years after getting out, and he already thought he deserved to have people not know about him murdering 2 people. And now the German legal system agrees with him.
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