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Anwalt der Bösen
Warum jeder das Recht auf einen Anwalt hat
Nachdem der Neonazi Stephan Ernst den Kasseler Regierungspräsidenten Walter Lübcke erschossen hatte, beauftragte er, der Ausländer und Zuwanderer abgrundtief verachtete, ausgerechnet den türkischstämmigen Anwalt Mustafa Kaplan mit seiner Verteidigung. In diesem Buch schildert Mustafa Kaplan das Prozessgeschehen hinter den Kulissen, gewährt überraschende Einblicke in die Gespräche mit seinem Mandanten, beschreibt die Schlüsselmomente in dem spektakulären Verfahren und die kriminalistische Spurensuche, die ein politisch motiviertes Attentat erst erklärt.
Nachdem der Neonazi Stephan Ernst den Kasseler Regierungspräsidenten Walter Lübcke erschossen hatte, beauftragte er, der Ausländer und Zuwanderer abgrundtief verachtete, ausgerechnet den türkischstämmigen Anwalt Mustafa Kaplan mit seiner Verteidigung. In diesem Buch schildert Mustafa Kaplan das Prozessgeschehen hinter den Kulissen, gewährt überraschende Einblicke in die Gespräche mit seinem Mandanten, beschreibt die Schlüsselmomente in dem spektakulären Verfahren und die kriminalistische Spurensuche, die ein politisch motiviertes Attentat erst erklärt.
256 pages, Paperback
Published July 28, 2022
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January 7, 2024
Kaplan has been the lawyer of victims of the National Socialist Underground, but also of the neo-fascist who executed Hessian politician Lübcke in 2019 and of Turkish president Erdogan in his trial against German comedian Jan Böhmermann. In his memoir, he tells the story of his upbringing as the child of Turkish immigrants and as a defense lawyer who upholds the justice system by representing all kinds of people before a court - in his case, the spectrum is extreme, as pointed out above.
It is inherent to the genre that what he says here is often highly subjective, and I can't judge what he leaves out and how others who were part of the proceedings would describe what happened in the courtroom. It also sounds like Kaplan's reputation as a rather vain dude is justified. But, and this is a big BUT: He is 100% correct that in a functioning justice system in a democracy, even the obvious villains do deserve a fair trial, so representing criminals means upholding a democratic society. I would also have liked to hear more of his thoughts on punitive vs. rehabilitative justice, which is a very tricky subject.
All in all, rather interesting for everyone interested in the law, although the editor could have improved the pacing and added more context by asking the author (who, as a lawyer, is used to work with language, but to a different effect) the right questions.
It is inherent to the genre that what he says here is often highly subjective, and I can't judge what he leaves out and how others who were part of the proceedings would describe what happened in the courtroom. It also sounds like Kaplan's reputation as a rather vain dude is justified. But, and this is a big BUT: He is 100% correct that in a functioning justice system in a democracy, even the obvious villains do deserve a fair trial, so representing criminals means upholding a democratic society. I would also have liked to hear more of his thoughts on punitive vs. rehabilitative justice, which is a very tricky subject.
All in all, rather interesting for everyone interested in the law, although the editor could have improved the pacing and added more context by asking the author (who, as a lawyer, is used to work with language, but to a different effect) the right questions.
November 24, 2022
Flott und niedrigschwellig geschrieben, nicht immer ganz fair gegenüber seinen Kritikern.
December 31, 2022
Leicht zu lesen und gibt einen Einblick von der „anderen“ Seite. Eine Problematik, die mich bei meiner Berufswahl beschäftigt hat liefert hier eine nachvollziehbare und gute Antwort. Weltbilder werden zum überdenken aufgeführt. Mit dem Hintergedanken, dass es eine Autobiografie ist nur zu empfehlen.
January 24, 2025
Interessanter Einblick in ein sehr wichtiges Thema. Auch wenn man nicht unbedingt mit den Meinungen des Autoren übereinstimmt, liefert es durch den autobiografischen Blickwinkel nachvollziehbare Hintergründe und regt zum Nachdenken an.
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