Court orders Germany to question US drone strikes

A court in Münster on Tuesday ruled partly in favor of three plaintiffs from Yemen who alleged that their relatives were killed in a 2012 US drone strike that was relayed via an airbase in Germany. The Münster Higher Administrative Court ruled that the German government must take “appropriate measures” to ascertain whether US operations conducted via the Ramstein Air Base are in line with international law. Read more: Drones and diplomacy: US Ramstein air base stirs controversy in Germany

Earlier in the case, Germany’s Defense Ministry said it had no knowledge that Ramstein was used for the drone strikes.

Source: www.dw.com