Overview

• The Berlin Administrative Court rejected the Korea Association’s emergency injunction and ordered the statue’s removal.
• The judges found no entitlement to a special‑use permit, citing equal treatment, equal opportunity, and the district’s planning authority.
• Enforcement must proceed by Ersatzvornahme, meaning authorities remove the statue at the association’s expense rather than imposing a coercive fine.
• The memorial was permitted as temporary public art in 2020 and extended twice, and a prior ruling required tolerance only until September 28, 2025.
• A nearby alternative site offered by a tenant cooperative was declined by the association, and the group may appeal and consider relocation to another district.