Left-wing crimes can serve the common good, but right-wing crimes should always be punished, claims Germany’s Left Party leader

Germany’s Left Party leader Jan van Aken has sparked controversy after suggesting that politically left-wing crimes can be justified if they serve the public good, whereas right-wing crimes cannot. In an interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), Van Aken defended his own past breach of secrecy laws, arguing that “sometimes you have to […]

Source: Left-wing crimes can serve the common good, but right-wing crimes should always be punished, claims Germany’s Left Party leader