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German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann on Thursday said he opposes Interior Minister Nancy Faeser’s plans to give the police additional search powers in a draft security bill. “As Justice Minister, I reject such ideas,” Buschmann said in comments to the Bild newspaper. “If anyone were to seriously propose this, such a proposal would neither pass the cabinet nor gain a majority in parliament,” he added. Details of the draft bill emerged on Wednesday, suggesting Faeser is advocating for criminal police to be given the power to conduct covert house searches in certain cases. The bill, which is b…

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