FWIW, this is always done with "suspects" (which refers to anyone who is not convicted, regardless of how obvious it is that he dunnit) in a lot of mainland European countries. Full names are also seldom revealed, you get only the last initial, e.g. Muhammad Z.
It's not as if this will prevent people from figuring out that he is an invader.
Not true. When it's government critics or right-wingers the German media happily publishes uncensored high-res photos and videos, e.g. the people who sang "Ausländer raus" in Sylt or the head of the magazine Compact during the illegal raid on his home.
FWIW, this is always done with "suspects" (which refers to anyone who is not convicted, regardless of how obvious it is that he dunnit) in a lot of mainland European countries. Full names are also seldom revealed, you get only the last initial, e.g. Muhammad Z.
It's not as if this will prevent people from figuring out that he is an invader.
Not true. When it's government critics or right-wingers the German media happily publishes uncensored high-res photos and videos, e.g. the people who sang "Ausländer raus" in Sylt or the head of the magazine Compact during the illegal raid on his home.
I'd call them traitors but that'd be suggesting that they'd be expected to be loyal to the nation they're lying to.