35 Bayreuth staff are refused security clearance

John Borstlap says:

According to German author Ernst von Pidde, an expert in juridical law, quite some characters in the Ring have a propensity for serious crimes and violence. No wonder Bayreuth finally discovers the dangerous threats on offer in the house: the main characters in Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen are all performing criminal acts throughout the drama. According to German Law, they would all deserve severe punishment and several years of imprisonment for their vile and terrible acts.

Here are some short excerpts from von Pidde’s book: “Richard Wagners «Ring des Nibelungen» im Lichte des deutschen Strafrechts”, quoted here in its original German language for the sake of precision. The author’s references are to the relevant paragraphs in the current German Strafrecht:

VERWIRKTE GESAMTSTRAFEN:

Täter: Alberich
Delikt: Diebstahl des Ringes (§ 242); Anstiftung zur Ermordung Siegfrieds (§§ 211, 26, 28 Abs. 2)
Strafmaß: lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe

Täter: Fafner
Delikt: Verschleppung Freias (§ 239); Ermordung Fasolts (§ 211)
Strafmaß: lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe

Täter: Siegmund
Delikt: Blutschande (§ 173); Mordversuch an Hunding (§ 211, 23)
Strafmaß: Freiheitsstrafe nicht unter 3 Jahren

Täter: Brünnhilde
Delikt: Anstiftung zum «Feuerzauber» (§§ 308, 26); Anstiftung zur Ermordung Siegfrieds (§§ 211, 26, 28 Abs 2); Besonders schwere Brandstiftung (§307)
Strafmaß: lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe

The book has the ISBN number 3-455-05925-2.

Source:

http://www.wagneropera.net/Articles/Pidde-Wagners-Ring-Lichte-deutschen-Strafrechts.htm