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Berlin Prosecutors Drop Hate-Speech Probe Into Nius Chief Julian Reichelt

Officials said the case did not meet the legal threshold for Volksverhetzung under §130 StGB.

Overview

  • The investigation stemmed from a private complaint forwarded by the Krefeld prosecutor to Berlin, where it arrived in mid-May under the legalitätsprinzip.
  • Prosecutors reviewed Reichelt’s April 1 post on X predicting the police would be infiltrated and later dominated by officers with migration backgrounds, which referenced a Bild report about two federal police officers tied to alleged drug deals.
  • Authorities concluded the initial suspicion was not substantiated and formally discontinued the case on October 30.
  • The Berlin prosecutor’s office noted that more than 30 prior proceedings related to possible incitement involving Reichelt had been closed or not pursued for lack of an initial suspicion.
  • A separate preliminary review concerning a mid-September Nius article about so-called “Trans-Terror” remains open to determine whether an initial suspicion exists.