If she was in Germany, she would be released, of course, with me and most Germans agreeing with that decision. The "revenge" idea is foreign to German law.

The ministers announcing such decisions usually say something like "a higher court than human courts will take over this case very soon". I do not share the idea of a "higher court" of this type, but I share the sentiment expressed by these words. If death is imminent punishment and sentences lose their sense for me.

Wolfgang