National security laws

German minister proposes tougher security laws after attacks

Germany’s interior minister on Thursday proposed stripping dual nationals who fight for extremist groups abroad of their German citizenship, and said he wants to make it easier to deport foreigners deemed to be dangerous.

Minister Thomas de Maiziere’s list of proposals aimed at beefing up security in Germany following a recent string of attacks also included making “promoting terrorism” a criminal offense, and considering further reinforcements for security forces.

In addition, Germany will consider joining other countries in screening the public social media profiles of people being admitted to the country under humanitarian resettlement programs. And de Maiziere wants to strengthen German authorities’ ability to probe the darknet, an area of cyberspace invisible on the open internet...