“The LU can get behind this”
Police And Anti-Corruption Reform Act of 2023
Rationale
These changes strengthen accountability, transparency, and access to justice, ensuring equitable services and reducing corruption and misconduct.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Anti-Corruption Commission |
Commission appointed and directed by ministers
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Independent commission with its own prosecutors and asset-seizure powers
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| 2 | Police Accountability |
Internal investigations with a right of appeal to an ombudsman
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Civilian oversight board that can dismiss officers and open prosecutions
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| 3 | Police Body Cameras |
Recording required during arrests and stops
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Continuous recording; any citizen may request footage of themselves
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Anti-Corruption Commission2
Police Accountability3
Police Body CamerasProposer
Party
Civic Platform
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Core pillars
Julia Möller
Activist · Age 45
Once a reluctant corporate insider, Julia Möller abandoned privilege for politics after a crisis of conscience, becoming the party’s most electrifying orator and fiercest internal loyalist.
Timeline
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Draft8 October 2023
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Vote Open8 October 2023
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Vote Closed7 December 2023
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Became Law7 December 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Bundesrat
PassedFor: 59 / 69 seats (85.5%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 10
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform Proposer | 33 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 18 | Yes | The LU can get behind this |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy | 8 | Yes | We agree. The state must be strong, but democratic and civic. |
| The Christian Democrats | 0 | Yes | This is a very great law |
Bundestag
PassedFor: 558 / 650 seats (85.8%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 92
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform Proposer | 177 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 190 | Yes | The LU can get behind this |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy | 119 | Yes | We agree. The state must be strong, but democratic and civic. |
| The Christian Democrats | 72 | Yes | This is a very great law |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We agree. The state must be strong, but democratic and civic.”
“This is a very great law”