Grand Criminal Division of the district court of Osnabrück, which sentenced Bernhard M. to 4+1⁄2 years' imprisonment for rape of his niece in four cases, in spite of his declarations of innocence.
In an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Havliza commented retrospectively: "This shows how fallible one is, which is why I am convinced that it would be better to acquit one unjustly than to convict one wrongfully."
[2] Between 2007 and 2017, Havliza was a judge at the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf in a Senate for terrorism and organized crime (Staatsschutz), also as its chairwoman from 2010.
In her time as chairwoman, Havliza led several important trials, such as those against the alleged al-Qaida terrorists of the "Düsseldorf Cell,"[5] against the would-be assassin of Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker,[6] and against a Syria returnee from the Lohberger Brigade.
[15] She is one of the first judiciary politicians in Germany who also advocates a legal review of the so-called abuse study of the Catholic Church published in September 2018.