Overview

• The Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden lifted the suspension of a Frankfurt police officer involved in the 'Itiotentreff' chat group, citing lack of conclusive evidence of anti-constitutional intent.
• The court found the officer violated his duty in 13 instances, suggesting potential Nazi sympathies, but ruled other content was protected under free speech laws.
• The officer had been suspended since May 2022 after being accused of sharing over 150 racist, antisemitic, and discriminatory files in the chat group.
• The decision is not final, and separate proceedings on the officer's potential removal from the police force remain underway.
• Investigations into the 'Itiotentreff' chat group began in 2018, uncovering over 1,600 extremist messages exchanged among officers over four years.