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'''Harald Range''' (born 16 February 1948 in [[Göttingen]]) is a German [[jurist]] and was [[Attorney General of Germany]]. After completing his studies at the [[University of Göttingen]] he began his career with the judiciary of [[Lower Saxony]], serving as a judge from 1975–78, as a prosecutor from 1978–86 and as a senior prosecutor at the [[Oberlandesgericht|Higher Regional Court]] in [[Celle]] from 1986–89. From 1989–2001 he occupied various roles within the {{ill2|Lower Saxon Ministry of Justice|de|Niedersächsisches Justizministerium}}, including as the leader of the Criminal Law, Law of Criminal Proceedings, and Clemency Unit. From 2001 until 2011 Range served as the State Attorney General in Celle. He was serving as the Attorney General of Germany from November 2011 on.<ref name="OfficialBio">{{cite web |url=http://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/de/gba.php |title=Generalbundesanwalt Harald Range |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=generalbundesanwalt.de |publisher=[[Attorney General of Germany]] |accessdate=2014-06-04}}</ref> |
'''Harald Range''' (born 16 February 1948 in [[Göttingen]]) is a German [[jurist]] and was [[Attorney General of Germany]]. After completing his studies at the [[University of Göttingen]] he began his career with the judiciary of [[Lower Saxony]], serving as a judge from 1975–78, as a prosecutor from 1978–86 and as a senior prosecutor at the [[Oberlandesgericht|Higher Regional Court]] in [[Celle]] from 1986–89. From 1989–2001 he occupied various roles within the {{ill2|Lower Saxon Ministry of Justice|de|Niedersächsisches Justizministerium}}, including as the leader of the Criminal Law, Law of Criminal Proceedings, and Clemency Unit. From 2001 until 2011 Range served as the State Attorney General in Celle. He was serving as the Attorney General of Germany from November 2011 on.<ref name="OfficialBio">{{cite web |url=http://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/de/gba.php |title=Generalbundesanwalt Harald Range |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=generalbundesanwalt.de |publisher=[[Attorney General of Germany]] |accessdate=2014-06-04}}</ref> |
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Harald Range | |
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| Attorney General of Germany | |
| In office 17 November 2011 – 4 August 2015 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Monika Harms |
| Succeeded by | Peter Frank |
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| Born | 16 February 1948 Göttingen, Germany |
| Political party | FDP |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Harald Range (born 16 February 1948 in Göttingen) is a German jurist and was Attorney General of Germany. After completing his studies at the University of Göttingen he began his career with the judiciary of Lower Saxony, serving as a judge from 1975–78, as a prosecutor from 1978–86 and as a senior prosecutor at the Higher Regional Court in Celle from 1986–89. From 1989–2001 he occupied various roles within the Lower Saxon Ministry of Justice, including as the leader of the Criminal Law, Law of Criminal Proceedings, and Clemency Unit. From 2001 until 2011 Range served as the State Attorney General in Celle. He was serving as the Attorney General of Germany from November 2011 on.[1]
In the aftermath of the treason investigation of netzpolitik.org, Federal Minister of Justice Heiko Maas forced Range into retirement for breach of public trust on 4 August 2015.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Generalbundesanwalt Harald Range". generalbundesanwalt.de. Attorney General of Germany. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ Michael Nienaber (2015-04-08). "Germany sacks top prosecutor in row over treason inquiry". reuters.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ Staff writer(s); no by-line. (2015-04-08). "German Attorney General Sacked over Treason Case". http://en.haberler.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
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