Sven Hüber

Sven Hüber (born 1964) is a former political officer of the border troops of the German Democratic Republic and today chairman of the main personnel council of the German Federal Police.

Hüber was born in Görlitz. As a political officer, Hüber was responsible for giving the soldiers political instruction and propaganda. He worked for the Berlin regiment 33 (Treptow). His unit was responsible for the fatal shooting on February 6, 1989 of Chris Gueffroy, the last person to be shot on the inner German border. Hüber has tried to ban the mention of his name in connection with his work as political officer and has sued a German historian.[1] His case and the question of how to deal with moral responsibility have been widely discussed in German newspapers.

A similar case happened in March 2008, when Holm Singer, a former East German Stasi informant who betrayed local church officials under the pseudonym IM Schubert, won a court battle to prevent an exhibition from including his real name and clandestine activities. The interim injunction was later cancelled, as his name was considered to be of "historical interest".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Patrick Conley: „Ex-Grenzoffizier hat kein Recht auf ungestörte Karriere“ (Südthüringer Zeitung, March 20, 2007)
  2. ↑ Tino Moritz: “Ex-Pfarrer darf Klarnamen von Stasi-IM nennen” (Leipziger Volkszeitung online, March 24, 2010)

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