Alexander von Stahl
Alexander von Stahl (born June 10, 1938 in Berlin) is a German lawyer, liberal politician and civil servant. He served as Attorney General of Germany from June 1990 until July 1993.
Before he was appointed Attorney General, he served as an Under-Secretary of State in the Berlin State Ministry of Justice (1975–1989), in West Berlin.
As Attorney General, he indicted Erich Mielke in 1991[1]. He resigned following a row over the police shooting of a suspected terrorist[2].
Stahl is a member of the Free Democratic Party, and has served as a board member of the Berlin state party. In the 1990s, he and other liberals tried to revive the national liberal tradition of the FDP[3] He was a candidate for President of the Berlin state party in 1998, but lost narrowly to the candidate of the left-wing, Martin Matz, who since became a member of the SPD. He is a prominent supporter of, contributor to and lawyer for the liberal-conservative newspaper Junge Freiheit.
Publications
- Terrorismus und Spionage. Einschätzungen des Generalbundesanwalts. Übersee-Club, Hamburg 1991.
- Das Erbe des Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit (MfS). Hochschule für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer, Speyer 1993.
- Kampf um die Pressefreiheit. Chronologie eines Skandals. Die Verfassungsbeschwerde der Wochenzeitung 'Junge Freiheit' wegen Verletzung der Meinungs- und Pressefreiheit durch Verfassungsschutzberichte des Landes NRW. Reihe Dokumentation, Bde. 5-7, Edition JF, Berlin 2003–2004: ISBN 3-929886-15-4, ISBN 3-929886-17-0, ISBN 3-929886-18-9