Police data transparency initiative launched by CDU, advancing debate on the matter - Police Data Transparency - CDU Proposes Discussion for Greater Transparency
In the heart of Erfurt, a significant discussion is underway concerning the recording of dual citizenship in local criminal statistics. The CDU state parliamentary group in Thuringia is spearheading the call for increased transparency, mirroring an initiative by North Rhine-Westphalia's CDU Interior Minister, Herbert Reul.
Stefan Schard, the justice policy spokesman for the CDU faction, emphasises the importance of complete information and a reliable statistical basis for a fact-based discussion about crime. Currently, dual citizens have been recorded in national criminal statistics exclusively as Germans, leaving the actual situation incomplete.
In response, Reul has ordered the retroactive recording of citizenships in criminal statistics, effective July 1, 2025. This move will apply to all suspects and victims, aiming to provide a fact-based discussion about crime by offering complete information and a reliable statistical basis.
The proposed retroactive recording is a point of debate in Thuringia. The CDU state parliamentary group believes that complete information and a reliable statistical basis are necessary for a fact-based discussion about crime and trust in the police and the rule of law.
However, the inner-German interior ministers to discuss this matter in an open debate to ensure the dual nationality register is uniformly recorded in the nationwide crime statistics report have not been specifically named in the available search results.
Schard suggests that an open debate about dual citizenship recording should be held among the interior ministers. He believes that all states should seriously consider North Rhine-Westphalia's step to ensure a uniform approach nationwide.
The more openly the numbers related to dual citizenship are handled, the greater the trust in the police and the rule of law (Criminal Statistics, Trust). The CDU faction's call for transparency is based on this belief.
As the discussion continues, it is clear that the CDU state parliamentary group in Thuringia is committed to ensuring a fact-based discussion about crime, one that is grounded in complete information and a reliable statistical basis.
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