The two men were sentenced to life in prison in 1993, but were released in 2007 and 2008. Their lawyer has cited a German law that says a criminal's name must not be published after a certain amount of time has transpired.
''They should be able to lead a life without being publicly stigmatised'' for their crime, he told The New York Times. ''A criminal has a right to privacy, too, and a right to be left alone.''
While the German version of the site has removed the names of the individuals from an article about their victim, a suit has been filed demanding their names be erased from English translations, putting the US site against the German legal system.
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