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Claim

Claim 913

A second account of the decree confirms it suspended the rights to assembly, free speech, freedom of the press and other constitutional protections, including restraints on police investigations.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
A second account of the decree confirms it suspended the rights to assembly, free speech, freedom of the press and other constitutional protections, including restraints on police investigations.
Field
action
Value
Decree suspended constitutional protections, second account
About
incident 1933-germany-reichstag-fire-decree-press-suspension
Source
The Reichstag Fire
Publisher
The Reichstag Fire
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current

Quotation from the source

suspended the right to assembly, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and other constitutional protections, including all restraints on police investigations