Sven Hüber
Sven Hüber | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  East Germany |
Branch | East German Border Troops |
Rank | Political commissar |
Sven Hüber (born 1964) is a German far-left police officer of federal police. From 2022 to 2026 he was vice head of german police union Gewerkschaft der Polizei.
He was officer of East German border gard and former political officer. This has been the subject of criticism and controversy.
Career
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 a 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]
2026 controversies
In summer 2026 Hübner warned, that police officer had to help the possible AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt by there duty. In an article he discriped possible ways for officers not to become a tool of far right politics.[3]
In August 2026, the far right news portal Apollo News reported on allegations made by Axel Krause, a former East German conscript who served under Hüber in Border Regiment 33 during 1987 and 1988. In a sworn affidavit, Krause alleged that Hüber physically tortured and abused a captured escapee in spring 1988.[3]
Through his attorney, Hüber submitted a written response to Apollo News denying all allegations of torture or misconduct.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Patrick Conley: „Ex-Grenzoffizier hat kein Recht auf ungestörte Karriere“ (Südthüringer Zeitung, March 20, 2007)
- ↑ Tino Moritz: “Ex-Pfarrer darf Klarnamen von Stasi-IM nennen” (Leipziger Volkszeitung online, March 24, 2010)
- 1 2 Peters, Benedikt (2026-08-26). "Polizeigewerkschafter Hüber tritt nach Misshandlungsvorwürfen zurück". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- ↑ "Nach Vorwürfen aus Zeit als DDR-Grenzoffizier: Co-GdP-Chef Sven Hüber tritt zurück". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- ↑ "German police union deputy faces sworn claims over East German border past", Brussels Signal, 25 August 2026.
Further reading
- Roman Grafe: Deutsche Gerechtigkeit. Prozesse gegen DDR-Grenzschützen und ihre Befehlsgeber. München: Siedler, 2004. ISBN 3-88680-819-X
- Regina Mönch: "Deutsche Gerechtigkeit. Die zweite Karriere des Politoffiziers". Frankurter Allgemeine Zeitung, December 5, 2006.
- "Thierse protestiert gegen Buchverbot. SPD- und Unionspolitiker für Aufklärung der DDR-Diktatur". Süddeutsche Zeitung, December 8, 2006.
- Joachim Güntner: "Exempel einer Wende". Neue Zürcher Zeitung, December 9, 2006.
- "Ich kann gar nicht so viel fressen, wie ich kotzen möchte ... Ein Buchverbot, ein Gerichtstermin und ein Brief des Schriftstellers Ralph Giordano im Wortlaut". Südthüringer Zeitung, March 8, 2007.
External links
- "Kammergericht stärkt Pressefreiheit" (Wikinews, March 20, 2007)
- Roman Grafe: Die Privilegierung von Staatskriminellen. Prozesse gegen DDR-Grenzschützen und ihre Befehlsgeber (University of Trento, April 2006)
- Sven Hüber: "Unerträgliche Äußerung des Herrn Hubertus Knabe" (Berliner Zeitung, May 10, 2004)