Overview

• The Verwaltungsgericht Göttingen ruled on May 21 that the officer be removed from service following a suit by the Federal Republic of Germany
• He had most recently served as a Polizeiobermeister with the Bundespolizei in Duderstadt
• Investigators found he passed internal police information and guidance on spotting fake driver’s licences to a criminal security service
• The security service was involved in tax evasion and social security fraud according to the federal government’s complaint
• He may file an appeal at the Oberverwaltungsgericht in Lüneburg within one month of receiving the decision