Holger Münch (born 17 August 1961) is a German police officer and since 2014 president of the Federal Criminal Police Office.

Life and career

Münch was born 1961 in

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and started in 1978 as a police officer in the force of his home town. From 2009 to 2011 he was

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in Bremen. Since December 2014 Münch has been serving as president of the 'Bundeskriminalamt' (Federal Criminal Police Office), a German federal law enforcement board, which is roughly comparable to the

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. During Münch's time in office, the BKA notably conducted a coordinated 2017 campaign across 14 states, raiding the homes of 36 people accused of hateful postings over social media, including threats, coercion and incitement to racism.

Other activities

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (German: Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung von Kriminalität, Sicherheit und Recht) is a non-university research institute located in Freiburg, Germany. The institute is part of t ...

, Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees

References

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