Overview

• The 29-year-old admitted altering two police recruitment posters in July 2024 at Alexanderplatz and Ostbahnhof with overpainted text, a QR code and satirical speech bubbles.
• An initial €1,500 Strafbefehl was reduced after the defendant objected and the court considered his status as a student.
• Reported material damage was about €25, and the case faltered as a key surveillance video from Alexanderplatz was unavailable and one of three witnesses was sick.
• The Federal Police filed the complaints, while the group Gegen deutschnationale Polizeigewalt claimed the action as satire highlighting alleged racism in the police.
• Roughly 20 supporters attended the hearing with a small protest outside, and a separate case linked to the group is scheduled for November 6 over a different poster action.