OTS - Karatbars, Harald Seiz, the Handelsblatt, data protection and a criminal complaint
2020. August 04. 16:56
Stuttgart, Germany, 4 August, 2020 (APA/OTS) - Data protection is,
as every citizen knows, a term that originated in the second half
of the 20th century. Depending on the point of view, data
protection is understood as protection against improper data
processing, protection of the right to informational
self-determination, protection of personal rights in data
processing and above all protection of privacy.
In the recent past, there have been cases of data protection
abuse, the unauthorized access to police computers by third
parties. The "piercing" of information from internal systems of
police authorities to journalists, or unauthorized third parties,
is a punishable offence, regulated by the laws and regulations of
the Federal Republic of Germany.
Harald Seiz, Managing Director of Karatbars International GmbH,
filed a criminal complaint and a criminal complaint with the German
public prosecutor's office in Stuttgart on 15 July 2020 against two
editors and the editor-in-chief of the "Handelsblatt" on suspicion
of incitement to violate official secrecy and a special duty of
confidentiality, in accordance with Section 353b and Section 26 of
the German Criminal Code (StGB) and a possible violation of the
State Data Protection Act of Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany), for all
offences under consideration. The case number of the public
prosecutor's office in Stuttgart is Js 71420/20.
Proof is an audio recording, which is 1 hour 16 minutes 43
seconds long, additionally a transcription of the interview (pages
6, 11, 12, 13) as well as witness statements of those present at an
interview, conducted on November 7, 2019, by editors of the
"Handelsblatt" with Harald Seiz.
In the audio recording, which according to Mr. Seiz was
approved by editors of the "Handelsblatt", it is recorded that Mr.
J.B. and Mr. L.M.N. were the third parties to verbally request data
- this according to Mr. Harald Seiz, contrary to applicable laws,
here via the police information system POLIS.
If such personal data or secret information is passed on to
third parties, this may, in addition to a breach of the obligation
of official secrecy, constitute a criminal offence under Section
353 b StGB / Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Germany
(breach of official secrecy and special obligation of secrecy),
Section 203 StGB (breach of private secrets) and the State Data
Protection Act of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
The writers of the "Handelsblatt" have not mentioned in earlier
articles that Harald Seiz has a currently available police
clearance certificate from the Ministry of the Interior of the
Federal Republic of Germany, in which no conviction is evident in
any way. The certificate of good conduct (Germany, formerly the
police certificate of good conduct or the certificate of
integrity), unofficially also known as a character reference, also
known as a "criminal record certificate" in EU usage, is an
official certificate of a person's previously registered criminal
record. If the criminal record certificate has no entry, the person
must be considered to have a clean record!
If journalists have obtained information from a police
computer, contrary to current laws, this is a punishable offence
and could bring the German media landscape into considerable
discredit. Within the framework of the European Union, Article
48(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights guarantees: "Everyone
charged with a crime shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty
according to law".
Nevertheless, the accusations against the editors of what is
actually the "Handelsblatt" and their editor-in-chief are still
pending. In this context, the earlier reporting of the
"Handelsblatt", in relation to Karatbars, its KBC Coin (KaratGold
Coin) and Harald Seiz, should be noted. The "Handelsblatt" also
demonstrably advertised in the media for an ex-developer of
Karatbars, this on 03.04. 2019 and on 29.04. 2020, the latter,
however, still during an ongoing trial at the public prosecutor's
office in Mainz against the ex-developer.
Karatbars is currently conducting a legal investigation to
determine whether this reporting by the renowned "Handelsblatt
complies with the press code and its regulations, or could even
have had an influence on the ex-developer's proceedings.
The criminal record certificate is available at:
https://www.presseportal.de/en/pm/146903/4669612
META KEYS:
Karatbars, Harald Seiz, Handelsblatt, data protection, criminal
charges, KaratGold Coin, public prosecutor's office Stuttgart,
public prosecutor's office Mainz, KBC Coin, police computer, POLIS
Contact:
Karatbars International GmbH
Vaihinger Straße 149A
70567 Stuttgart
Pressekontakt: Kasia Turzynska
Telefon: +49 (0) 711 128 970 00
Mail: Media@Karatbars.com
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