Advance - Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria Want to Extend DNA Analysis in Sexual Crimes to Origin

Do investigators need to know where suspected perpetrators come from?

Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are calling for an extension of DNA analysis when investigating serious crimes and sexual crimes. In future, the investigators will also be able to check the "biogeographic origin" of suspects in gene analysis.

The federal states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg advocate an extension of gene analysis in the fight against crime. The lawyers' association rejects the proposal as "racist".

The two countries are calling for the DNA analysis to be extended to the biogeographical origin of an unknown perpetrator, which is the only way to further narrow the circle of suspects.

The result of a DNA sequence analysis in the laboratory of the Bavarian State Criminal Office (LKA). Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg demand an extension of the DNA analysis in the search for offenders. (symbol picture)

The justice ministers of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are advocating for an expansion of DNA analysis in the investigation of serious crimes. They intend to submit a motion at the upcoming Justice Ministers' Conference that would allow the determination of suspects' biogeographical origins. This method is currently prohibited in Germany, but is already used in countries such as Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Bavaria's Justice Minist…