{"id":2013182,"date":"2023-08-26T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-sentences-judge-for-ruling-against-governments-mask-mandates\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T16:51:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T20:51:12","slug":"germany-sentences-judge-for-ruling-against-governments-mask-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-sentences-judge-for-ruling-against-governments-mask-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"German judge sentenced for ruling against government&#8217;s mask mandates."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgermany-sentences-judge-for-ruling-against-governments-mask-mandates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013182&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2 class=\"subheading\">German Judge Sentenced to\u2063 Prison for Ruling Against Mask Mandates<\/h2>\n<p>In\u2064 a groundbreaking case that captured \u2062national attention, Judge Christian Dettmar \u2063of Germany has been sentenced to prison for\u200b defying\u2062 the government&#8217;s mask mandates. His courageous decision to\u200c strike down a\u2062 local\u200d ordinance requiring schoolchildren\u200b to wear masks in the state of Thuringia made headlines across\u200d the country.<\/p>\n<p>However, Judge Dettmar&#8217;s\u2062 act of \u2064defiance came at a great cost. Not \u2064only \u200bwill he lose his legal career and pension, but he \u200chas also been handed a \u200dtwo<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nazi-97-found-guilty-in-connection-with-10k-holocaust-murders\/\" title=\"Former Nazi, 97, Found Guilty in Connection With 10k Holocaust Murders\">-year suspended prison sentence<\/a> for allegedly &#8220;perverting the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mask-mandates-will-not-come-to-these-us-states-5480845\">Mask Mandates Will Not\u200d Come to \u200dThese US\u2062 States<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mask-mandates-will-not-come-to-these-us-states-5480845\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/election-variant-citizens-push-back-against-mask-mandates-5480158\">\u2018Election Variant&#8217;: Citizens Push Back Against Mask Mandates<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/24\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/election-variant-citizens-push-back-against-mask-mandates-5480158\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the pandemic era \u2064lockdowns, the Thuringian state government mandated that all schoolchildren wear\u200c masks and maintain \u200dsocial distancing. However, Judge Dettmar ruled that masks should not be \u2062mandatory for children at two schools in Weimar, Thuringia, after a concerned mother raised issues \u2063of insomnia,\u200d nausea, and\u2062 headaches experienced \u200cby her\u200d children.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;I Saw\u200b Danger in Delay&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Judge Dettmar firmly\u2063 believed that the mask mandates were not \u200bin the best interest \u200cof\u2064 the children\u200d involved. He \u2063courageously\u200d informed the schools in Weimar that they could no\u2063 longer enforce the order, as it was incompatible with\u200d the children&#8217;s well-being.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, \u200dhis\u200b decision\u200d sparked outrage among the state government,\u200b leading to calls for his punishment and removal from the bench.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">The Higher\u200c Regional Court in Erfurt overturned Judge Dettmar&#8217;s ruling \u2062following a complaint by the \u2064state&#8217;s education department. The district court\u200b in \u2064Erfurt argued that only\u200b an administrative\u2063 court had the jurisdiction\u200d to make\u200c such a ruling, and Judge Dettmar&#8217;s decision fell outside the scope\u2064 of his court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The good cause of protecting children, which they may\u2063 have\u2064 had in the back of their minds, does not justify\u2062 the way,&#8221;\u2064 stated the district\u200d court judge in his ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing backlash, Judge\u2064 Dettmar \u200cstood by his decision, emphasizing that he had consulted certified university \u200cexperts before making his \u2063ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2063 still \u200ddon&#8217;t know\u200c why I&#8217;m sitting here. I have three grown-up children myself. At that \u200dtime, I was \u200ddriven by the everyday life of the schoolchildren. I saw \u2063danger in delay. The reports \u2064I use come from experienced university professors,&#8221;\u200c he \u2062explained.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the\u200d high court&#8217;s decision resulted in Judge Dettmar&#8217;s\u2064 suspension from the \u200dbench after a disciplinary hearing conducted by the Judicial \u2064Service Court.<\/p>\n<p>State prosecutors \u2062retaliated by \u2064charging the judge with \u2062&#8221;perverting the \u200blaw&#8221; and ruling \u2062on a matter\u200c beyond his \u200bauthority. They accused him of deleting emails and files to conceal the motives behind his\u2064 ruling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Prosecutors further alleged that Judge \u200bDettmar\u200d showed bias\u200c towards experts critical of lockdown measures before hearing from the official experts \u200cconsulted in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Dettmar admitted consulting with skeptical scientists \u200cbut \u200dmaintained that his decision was based on genuine concern for \u2063the well-being of the children.<\/p>\n<h2>State\u2063 Prosecutors \u200cSeek Harsher\u200b Sentence<\/h2>\n<p>While awaiting the investigation&#8217;s results, Judge Dettmar was suspended on probation. His legal team \u200cis now considering an appeal as he faces \u200dpossible dismissal from his judicial duties, in addition to the two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-critic-alexei-navalny-ridicules-claim-he-failed-to-meet-parole-terms-while-he-was-in-coma-after-nerve-agent-poisoning\/\" title=\"Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Ridicules Claim He Failed To Meet Parole Terms \u2014 While He Was In Coma After Nerve-Agent Poisoning\">-year suspended sentence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Under German law, a civil servant sentenced to\u200b a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-sentences-judge-for-ruling-against-governments-mask-mandates\/\" title=\"German judge sentenced for ruling against government's mask mandates.\">custodial sentence exceeding 12 months loses<\/a> both their position\u2063 and pension.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors, who initially sought\u200d a \u200cthree-year sentence, \u2063are also appealing the \u2064judgment, according to\u2062 MDR,\u2062 a\u200b German news outlet closely following the case.<\/p>\n<p>The defense argues that the trial was politically motivated and\u2062 aimed at \u2063silencing dissenting voices.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to \u2064his sentencing,\u2062 Judge Dettmar expressed \u2064no regrets about his decision and affirmed\u200b that he would make the same ruling \u200dagain &#8220;out of\u200b deep \u2063inner conviction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have \u2062considerable \u2062doubts about the usefulness of mask mandates,&#8221; \u200che concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A German judge, Christian Dettmar, has been sentenced to prison for opposing the government&#8217;s mask mandates. In 2021, he invalidated a local ordinance in Thuringia that mandated masks for schoolchildren. This case gained significant attention in Germany. Consequently, Judge Dettmar is facing the loss of his legal position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":327,"featured_media":2013183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/327"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2013183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}