"Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig wants to 'decriminalize' riding without a ticket and would prefer to avoid sending people to prison for it in the future."
"'Do people who cannot afford a ticket and ultimately end up in prison really belong there?' Hubig questions the appropriateness of prison sentences for fare evasion."
"'The public benefit of criminalizing fare evasion is questionable, whereas the harm it causes society is immense,' stated DAV Executive Director Sven Walentowski."
In Germany, riding public transport without a ticket can result in a fine of 60 euros and potentially a prison sentence of up to one year. Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig aims to decriminalize fare evasion, proposing to classify it as a civil infraction instead of a criminal offense. This change is supported by the German Bar Association, which questions the public benefit of criminalizing fare evasion while highlighting the significant costs to the justice system, estimated at 200 million euros annually.
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